Audiologist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Summary
This position is loced in the Audiology Section of the Operive Care Line the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC). The Audiologist performs the full range of audiological activities for the care of inpients and outpients presenting with the most difficult and complex hearing disorders, including those pients whose communicive abilities are compounded by emotional and/or extreme physical symptoms, on an independent basis.
Summary
This position is loced in the Audiology Section of the Operive Care Line the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC). The Audiologist performs the full range of audiological activities for the care of inpients and outpients presenting with the most difficult and complex hearing disorders, including those pients whose communicive abilities are compounded by emotional and/or extreme physical symptoms, on an independent basis.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/21/2025 to 09/01/2025
Salary
$85,270 to - $132,870 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11 - 12
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Houston, TX
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
12
Job family (Series)
0665 Speech Phology And Audiology
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBST-12782679-25-MJH
Control number
843681600
This job is open to
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Federal employees - Competitive service
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Federal employees - Excepted service
Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.
Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.
Clarificion from the agency
This job is open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies, and current/past/upcoming VHA Health Professions Trainee (HPT) gradues.
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Duties
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If you are not a current, permanent VA employee, Federal employee from another agency or current/past/upcoming VHA Health Professions Trainee (HPT) gradues you should apply under CBST-12782678-25-MJH.
Major duties include, but are not limited to:
Independently performs the full range of audiological activities for the care of inpients and outpients presenting with the most difficult and complex hearing disorders, including those pients whose communicive abilities are compounded by emotional and/or extreme physical symptoms.
Conducts a full range of audiological evaluions to determine the type and degree of hearing loss, determines pients' need for amplificion, predicts and measures the effectiveness of amplificion, and determines need for and type of rehabilition and counseling of veterans with hearing loss and their families.
Develops coherent trement stregies.
Possesses knowledge of clinical services and the ability to perform them independently.
Conducts assessments, provides trement interventions.
Provides consultion to other health care professionals.
Possesses knowledge of, and performs functions associed with contemporary audiology practice.
Maintains pient records and other da required by the clinic, service, and medical center.
Work Schedule : Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (subject to change based on the needs of the facility)
Telework : Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Functional Stement # : 580-00182-F; 580-00183-F
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a trial period.
Subject to background/security investigion.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.
Must pass pre-employment physical evaulion.
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Qualificions
Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
United Stes Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3.g.
Educion. The individual must possess either of the below:
Doctor of Audiology (AuD) from an audiology program recognized by the Council on Academic Accredition (CAA) of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Associion (ASHA). The CAA is the only accredition agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion (USDE) and the Council for Higher Educion Accredition to accredit entry-level audiology programs. HR office staff and management officials may verify the program accredited from CAA www.caa.asha.org. You must submit a transcript showing you were awarded a doctoral degree th meets the sted requirements to receive credit. OR
Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly reled field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. You must submit a transcript showing you were awarded a doctoral degree th meets the sted requirements to receive credit. NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and Speech- Language Phology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AuD programs in audiology.
Foreign Educion. To be creditable, educion completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a prive organizion specializing in the interpretion of foreign educional credentials. Such educion must have been deemed least equivalent to th gained in conventional U.S. programs. You must submit your transcript showing you were awarded a doctoral degree and the documention from the prive organizion th determined your foreign educional credentials were least equivalent to a doctoral degree in audiology, hearing science, or a directly reled field th meets the above requirements to receive credit.
Licensure. Individuals must hold a full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia. You must provide an unexpired copy of your licensure to receive credit. Note: All audiologists who perform compension and pension examinions perform direct pient care duties and must possess a full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology and must meet the experience requirements under Section 2. D. See 38 C.F.R. 4.85.
English Language Proficiency: Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).
GRADE DETERMINATIONS: In addition to meeting the above Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Grade Determinion criteria below.
Audiologist, GS-11
Educion. None beyond the basic requirements.
Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the above the candides must demonstre all the following KSAs in their resume:
Knowledge of principles and techniques in the assessment and trement of auditory and balance disorders.
Ability to perform functions associed with contemporary audiology scope of practice as defined by the American Academy of Audiology or the ASHA.
Ability to interact with pients, families and other health care professionals.
Audiologist, GS-12
Experience . In addition to the requirements the GS-11 level, completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower level. To receive credit, you must list hours worked per week and job tasks th demonstre work experience in your resume.
Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the GS-11 KSAs the candides must demonstre all the following KSAs in their resume:
Skill in determining nure, type and severity of hearing/communicion /vestibular disorders.
Skill in counseling pients and family members regarding management of hearing/communicion/vestibular disorders.
Ability to provide professional advice and consultion in areas reled to professional audiology to other health care professionals.
Ability to independently apply professional contemporary audiologic trements to the full range of pient populions.
Preferred Experience: At least three years of experience working as an Audiologist in an outpient setting.
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11 to GS-12.
Physical Requirements: Physical aspects associed with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupion, see Duties section for essential job duties of the position. May require standing, lifting, carrying, sitting, stooping, bending, puling, and pushing. May be required to wear personal protective equipment and undergo annual TB screening or testing as conditions of employment.
Work Environment: Work is performed in an office/clinic setting with minimal risks th requires normal safety precautions; the area is adequely lighted, heed, and ventiled. However, the work environment requires someone with the ability to handle several tasks once in sometimes stressful situions.
Educion
Note: Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .
Additional informion
During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
How you evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
Area of Considerion - Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order:
1st Area of Considerion - current permanent Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center employees including sellites;
2nd Area of Considerion - current permanent Veterans Healthcare Administrion employees;
3rd Area of Considerion - current permanent VA Nionwide employees;
4th Area of Considerion - current permanent Federal employees of other Agencies;
5th Area of Considerion - current/past/upcoming VHA Health Professions Trainee (HPT) gradues
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members : Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
Required Documents
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Resume Requirement: Your resume must include the following informion: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending de (month/year) of employment; and average hours worked per week.
SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Eligibility):
Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee
Examples of approprie SF-50's include:
Within grade increases the highest grade held; or
Promotions with an effective de no more than one year old; or
SF-50's the highest grade held with an effective de no more than one year old.
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
Copy of full, current, and unrestricted license in a Ste, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia to practice audiology
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
Agency contact informion
Marisa Havins
Phone
...
...
Address
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Resume Requirement: Your resume must include the following informion: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending de (month/year) of employment; and average hours worked per week.
SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Eligibility):
Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee
Examples of approprie SF-50's include:
Within grade increases the highest grade held; or
Promotions with an effective de no more than one year old; or
SF-50's the highest grade held with an effective de no more than one year old.
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
Copy of full, current, and unrestricted license in a Ste, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia to practice audiology
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
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Agency contact informion
Marisa Havins
Phone
...
...
Address
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/21/2025 to 09/01/2025 Salary $85,270 to - $132,870 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 - 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Houston, TX 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBST-12782679-25-MJH Control number 843681600
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Summary
This position is loced in the Audiology Section of the Operive Care Line the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC). The Audiologist performs the full range of audiological activities for the care of inpients and outpients presenting with the most difficult and complex hearing disorders, including those pients whose communicive abilities are compounded by emotional and/or extreme physical symptoms, on an independent basis.
Summary
This position is loced in the Audiology Section of the Operive Care Line the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC). The Audiologist performs the full range of audiological activities for the care of inpients and outpients presenting with the most difficult and complex hearing disorders, including those pients whose communicive abilities are compounded by emotional and/or extreme physical symptoms, on an independent basis.
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/21/2025 to 09/01/2025
Salary
$85,270 to - $132,870 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11 - 12
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Houston, TX
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
12
Job family (Series)
0665 Speech Phology And Audiology
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBST-12782679-25-MJH
Control number
843681600
This job is open to
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Federal employees - Competitive service
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Federal employees - Excepted service
Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.
Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement.
Clarificion from the agency
This job is open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies, and current/past/upcoming VHA Health Professions Trainee (HPT) gradues.
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Duties
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If you are not a current, permanent VA employee, Federal employee from another agency or current/past/upcoming VHA Health Professions Trainee (HPT) gradues you should apply under CBST-12782678-25-MJH.
Major duties include, but are not limited to:
Independently performs the full range of audiological activities for the care of inpients and outpients presenting with the most difficult and complex hearing disorders, including those pients whose communicive abilities are compounded by emotional and/or extreme physical symptoms.
Conducts a full range of audiological evaluions to determine the type and degree of hearing loss, determines pients' need for amplificion, predicts and measures the effectiveness of amplificion, and determines need for and type of rehabilition and counseling of veterans with hearing loss and their families.
Develops coherent trement stregies.
Possesses knowledge of clinical services and the ability to perform them independently.
Conducts assessments, provides trement interventions.
Provides consultion to other health care professionals.
Possesses knowledge of, and performs functions associed with contemporary audiology practice.
Maintains pient records and other da required by the clinic, service, and medical center.
Work Schedule : Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (subject to change based on the needs of the facility)
Telework : Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Functional Stement # : 580-00182-F; 580-00183-F
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a trial period.
Subject to background/security investigion.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.
Must pass pre-employment physical evaulion.
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Qualificions
Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
United Stes Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3.g.
Educion. The individual must possess either of the below:
Doctor of Audiology (AuD) from an audiology program recognized by the Council on Academic Accredition (CAA) of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Associion (ASHA). The CAA is the only accredition agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion (USDE) and the Council for Higher Educion Accredition to accredit entry-level audiology programs. HR office staff and management officials may verify the program accredited from CAA www.caa.asha.org. You must submit a transcript showing you were awarded a doctoral degree th meets the sted requirements to receive credit. OR
Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly reled field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. You must submit a transcript showing you were awarded a doctoral degree th meets the sted requirements to receive credit. NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and Speech- Language Phology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AuD programs in audiology.
Foreign Educion. To be creditable, educion completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a prive organizion specializing in the interpretion of foreign educional credentials. Such educion must have been deemed least equivalent to th gained in conventional U.S. programs. You must submit your transcript showing you were awarded a doctoral degree and the documention from the prive organizion th determined your foreign educional credentials were least equivalent to a doctoral degree in audiology, hearing science, or a directly reled field th meets the above requirements to receive credit.
Licensure. Individuals must hold a full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia. You must provide an unexpired copy of your licensure to receive credit. Note: All audiologists who perform compension and pension examinions perform direct pient care duties and must possess a full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology and must meet the experience requirements under Section 2. D. See 38 C.F.R. 4.85.
English Language Proficiency: Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).
GRADE DETERMINATIONS: In addition to meeting the above Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Grade Determinion criteria below.
Audiologist, GS-11
Educion. None beyond the basic requirements.
Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the above the candides must demonstre all the following KSAs in their resume:
Knowledge of principles and techniques in the assessment and trement of auditory and balance disorders.
Ability to perform functions associed with contemporary audiology scope of practice as defined by the American Academy of Audiology or the ASHA.
Ability to interact with pients, families and other health care professionals.
Audiologist, GS-12
Experience . In addition to the requirements the GS-11 level, completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower level. To receive credit, you must list hours worked per week and job tasks th demonstre work experience in your resume.
Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the GS-11 KSAs the candides must demonstre all the following KSAs in their resume:
Skill in determining nure, type and severity of hearing/communicion /vestibular disorders.
Skill in counseling pients and family members regarding management of hearing/communicion/vestibular disorders.
Ability to provide professional advice and consultion in areas reled to professional audiology to other health care professionals.
Ability to independently apply professional contemporary audiologic trements to the full range of pient populions.
Preferred Experience: At least three years of experience working as an Audiologist in an outpient setting.
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11 to GS-12.
Physical Requirements: Physical aspects associed with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupion, see Duties section for essential job duties of the position. May require standing, lifting, carrying, sitting, stooping, bending, puling, and pushing. May be required to wear personal protective equipment and undergo annual TB screening or testing as conditions of employment.
Work Environment: Work is performed in an office/clinic setting with minimal risks th requires normal safety precautions; the area is adequely lighted, heed, and ventiled. However, the work environment requires someone with the ability to handle several tasks once in sometimes stressful situions.
Educion
Note: Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .
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During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
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You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
Area of Considerion - Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order:
1st Area of Considerion - current permanent Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center employees including sellites;
2nd Area of Considerion - current permanent Veterans Healthcare Administrion employees;
3rd Area of Considerion - current permanent VA Nionwide employees;
4th Area of Considerion - current permanent Federal employees of other Agencies;
5th Area of Considerion - current/past/upcoming VHA Health Professions Trainee (HPT) gradues
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members : Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members.
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Required Documents
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Resume Requirement: Your resume must include the following informion: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending de (month/year) of employment; and average hours worked per week.
SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Eligibility):
Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee
Examples of approprie SF-50's include:
Within grade increases the highest grade held; or
Promotions with an effective de no more than one year old; or
SF-50's the highest grade held with an effective de no more than one year old.
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
Copy of full, current, and unrestricted license in a Ste, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia to practice audiology
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
Agency contact informion
Marisa Havins
Phone
...
...
Address
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Resume Requirement: Your resume must include the following informion: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending de (month/year) of employment; and average hours worked per week.
SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Eligibility):
Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee
Examples of approprie SF-50's include:
Within grade increases the highest grade held; or
Promotions with an effective de no more than one year old; or
SF-50's the highest grade held with an effective de no more than one year old.
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
Copy of full, current, and unrestricted license in a Ste, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia to practice audiology
Resume
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference .
Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
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Agency contact informion
Marisa Havins
Phone
...
...
Address
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/21/2025 to 09/01/2025 Salary $85,270 to - $132,870 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 - 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Houston, TX 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBST-12782679-25-MJH Control number 843681600
Job ID: 490600437
Originally Posted on: 8/24/2025
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