Supervisory Audiologist

This position is in the Audiology Service at Tucson VAMC in Tucson, Arizona. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Audiology service. This position serves as a Service Chief of Audiology. The service or organizational entity is a major component of the medical center and the services or programs supervised are highly professional, technical, and complex. Qualifications: Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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. Doctor of Audiology (AuD) from an audiology program recognized by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The CAA is the only accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit entry-level audiology programs. HR office staff and management officials may verify the program accredited from CAA at www.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 USDE. 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. Foreign Education. To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials. Such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. programs. English Language Proficiency. Audiologist candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Supervisory Audiologist, GS-14. Experience. At least three years of experience as a professional audiologist, with at least one year comparable to the next lower grade level, must fully meet the KSAs at that level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Skill in promoting collaboration to accomplish goals. Skill in translating management goals and objectives into efficient service operations. Skill in balancing operational resources to ensure appropriate delivery of service operations. Ability to supervise staff. Ability to effectively interact and collaborate with local, VISN and/or national leadership. Ability to establish and monitor productivity standards, production and performance priorities to achieve management goals and objectives. Preferred Experience: 1.) Advanced skill to provide treatment interventions including analysis and fitting of advanced amplification technology and signal processing algorithms and also using virtual modalities to a full range of patient populations. 2.) Working knowledge of Audiology regulations and preparation for accreditation surveys, e.g., The Joint Commission, OIG, CARF. 3.) Working knowledge of audiology budgetary requirements, fiscal planning, workload projections and productivity measures. 4.) At least 3 years of employment as a professional Audiologist engaged in the practice of Audiology, preferably in VA or the Department of Defense. 5.) Has experience in using electronic medical records for documentation, data entry and other clinical activities. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items.