About the Position: Serves as a Health Technician (Audiology) in the Department of Preventive Medicine, for the Army Hearing Program at Evans Army Community Hospital.

Duties

Use audiometer equipment to perform routine hearing screening evaluations on patients enrolled in the Hearing Conservation Program. Use computer and peripheral equipment to establish baseline and annual hearing thresholds in support of Hearing Program. Conduct training on hearing programs, problems associated with exposure to hazardous noise, and the use of hearing protection. Adhere to quality control measures and program policies and guides including recordkeeping requirements to maintain individual hearing data records for the duration of active military or civilian service plus mandatory periods of time.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement.
• This is a Drug Testing Position.
• This position requires the completion of a Pre-Employment Physical Examination
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain the Council of Accreditation for Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) certification.
• This position is an Inclement Weather Essential position.
• This position requires the incumbent to be screened for applicable immunizations.
• This position requires the incumbent to be screened for applicable immunizations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes demonstrated experience using and operating various types of audiometric testing equipment (i.e. DOEHRS-HC and GSI-61 audiometers (masking), otoscope, etc.)) to perform the full range of routine and nonroutine audiological test and evaluations AND reporting and recording test results in automated systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServicePatient InterventionTechnology and Informatics Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83CJ DHA CO SPRINGS MKT-EVANS ACH DO NOT MAIL Fort Carson, CO 80913 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk