You will serve as a Health Technician (Audiology/Hearing Conservation Program) in the Occupational Audiology Department of NMRTC PEARL HARBOR HI. "A Cost-of- Living Allowance (COLA) of 9.28% will be added to the stated salary, subject to change without notice". This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will access vital patient health history data and review health issues impacting hearing sensitivity or audiological test results. You will identify patient workplace hearing health hazards. You will evaluate outer and middle ear function through otoscopic examination of the ear canals, tympanometry, and acoustic reflex screening procedures. You will evaluate and test procedure results, reviews results and patients, and make disposition determinations.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• In accordance with BUMEDINST 6220.9B CH-1, all health care personnel who provide direct care in MTFs will be immunized against the seasonal influenza infection each year unless there is a documented medical or religious reason to be immunized.
• In accordance with BUMEDINST 1500.15F employees assigned to or subject to be assigned to duties providing direct patient care, either diagnostic or therapeutic must possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: - Assisting with appointments, scheduling, and Occupational Audiology related issues. - Scheduling routine hearing tests and providing annual training/indoctrination to patients. - Assisting with preparing monthly reports to area command in accordance with hearing conservation regulations. - Performing fitting and evaluating appropriate use of hearing protection devices - Conducting hearing tests on personnel assigned to the Hearing Conservation Program (HCP) to measure and evaluate changes in hearing threshold levels. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE:

One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7.


If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST, INCLUDING CONFER DATE, WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Contacts

• Address NMRTC PEARL HARBOR HI 480 Central Avenue Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-4908 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]