Supervisory Audiologist

Summary

The position is in the Audiology section of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service (PMRS) at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center - complexity level 1A facility. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the medical center including all clinical - administrative - & patient care areas involved PMRS staff in the following locations: West 10th St - Wakeman Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) - Terre Haute CBOC - Brownsburg CBOC - Lafayette CBOC & other CBOC locations.

Qualifications Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Education Requirement: You must meet at least one of the requirements below: (1) Doctor of Audiology (AUD) from an audiology program recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) or Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• HR office staff and management officials may verify a program's accreditation from ACAE at acaeaccred.org and CAA at caa.asha.org
• OR (2) Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly related field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
• NOTE: Effective January 1 - 2007 - the CAA in Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AUD programs in audiology
• Licensure: Individuals must hold a full - current - and unrestricted license to practice audiology at the doctoral level in a United States state - territory - commonwealth - or the District of Columbia
• Supervisory Audiologist - GS-13
• (1)Experience: At least two years of experience as a professional audiologist - with at least one year comparable to the next lower grade level.(2)Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities (KSAs)
• In addition to the KSAs required at the full performance level - the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs identified below: (a) Skill in conflict resolution to facilitate positive working relationships between employees - team leaders - and managers
• (b) Skill in applying evidence-based practices in a professional area
• (c) Ability to analyze organizational and operational challenges to develop and implement solutions
• (d) Ability to develop the abilities and strengths of current employees
• (e) Ability to balance responsibilities - set priorities - and delegate tasks to meet multiple deadlines
• (f) Ability to analyze data to manage workload - quality - performance - and productivity within the section
• Grade Determinations: GS-13 Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is the GS-13
• Physical Requirements: The work requires a combination of sitting - walking - and bending over - consistent with patient care
• There will be some carrying of light to moderate items
• The need to push wheelchairs and transfer patients is not frequent but will be required
• Administrative times may have long times that are primarily sedentary
• Incumbent must be able to drive independently to the CBOCs under their purview - including sitting in a vehicle for long travel times.

Duties

• The duties of the position may include but are not limited to the following: Routinely communicates and deploys best practices of care to the staff under their purview
• Utilizes shared tools for communication and effectiveness - including computerized forms of communications
• Travel to the CBOCs will be required - including the ability to operate a government vehicle
• Incumbent participates in leadership activities within the service
• incumbent provides interdepartmental leadership at the CBOCs as required and thus maintains a working knowledge of overall functioning of PMRS
• Delegates responsibilities to subordinate personnel - plans and schedules work
• Incumbent is responsible for assigning work to employees
• accepting - amending - or rejecting completed work
• assuring that productivity and accuracy requirements are met
• appraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratings
• assigning delineated clinical privileges
• approving leave
• and affecting all levels of disciplinary measures
• Effectively supervises - motivates - and manages a diverse clinical staff
• Manages conflict
• uses active listening and problem-solving skills while maintaining respect for all parties and maintaining functional CBOC departments
• The incumbent is competent at establishing positive working relationships and can facilitate staff empowerment and ownership of the CBOC departments
• Plans and establishes the work schedules and makes assignments for the clinical staff in accordance with the approved Scope of Practice - discipline practice standards and skill levels
• Makes suggestions regarding the allocation of special contributions - time off and awards following established facility policy and budget guidelines
• Reviews data to include - but not be limited to - productivity - workload - access - and community care
• Proposes staffing needs - functional statements - interview questions and selection of qualified staff to the Audiology Supervisor
• He/she assesses the need for continued education within the CBOC audiology departments and manages competency training to ensure quality of care
• Provides orientation and training for clinical staff and assists in training new staff
• He/she assists in training and supervision of students - providing feedback on progress toward established educational goals
• Conducts and participates in quality assurance utilization reviews regarding patient treatment - environment of care - and other surveys or inspections
• Assists and/or leads program redesign for assigned department projects
• Complies with and addresses safety concerns and/or regulations - infection control policies - employs safety practices - and ensures staff compliance
• Acts on required safety modifications
• Demonstrates the ability to set priorities - delegates tasks - and solve problems to meet multiple deadlines and identify/address organizational problems
• Assists medical center management in utilization review activities - quality improvement - and other administrative reporting
• Has working knowledge of EEO and customer service tenets - harassment - ADR - and affirmative action and knows when to seek counsel regarding related issues
• Is familiar with applicable union contracts and knows the grievance process and policy
• Works toward resolution of employee issues/complaints at the lowest level and refers unresolved grievances and complaints to appropriate sources
• Maintains effective labor management relations within scope of practice
• Clinical duties and responsibilities include direct patient care involving a full range of audiological evaluations and treatment services - including the selection and fitting of hearing aids and other amplification systems - prosthetics - and devices related to the auditory system - aural (auditory) rehabilitation - and counseling of hearing-impaired Veterans and their family
• Incumbent designs patient-centered treatment plans to assist patients and caregivers to maximize and restore to the greatest extent possible physical and social functioning
• and serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving difficult and complex cases
• Incumbent will complete all patient care documentation in accordance with facility policy
• including being able to train staff on all software and documentation required in the clinical setting
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30AM - 4:00PM Telework: Ad-Hoc
• May be approved at the discretion of the Supervisor
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 92890-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized