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Job opening: Supervisory Audiologist

Salary: $98 496 - 128 043 per year
City: Orlando
Published at: Oct 30 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain until January 30, 2024. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will November 6, 2023, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 15th of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at a regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on a as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Duties

This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at the Orlando VA Healthcare System. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the healthcare system including all clinical and patient care areas involved with the service including future sites of care not specifically listed. The incumbent is assigned to a primary duty station but will routinely cover at other sites in accordance with facility policy. This position routinely floats between all sites of care, including but not limited to: Daytona, Deltona, Lake Baldwin, Lake Nona, Tavares, and Viera clinics. The incumbent is expected to regularly work at and float to all Audiology sites of care within Corporate Orlando. Incumbent is a supervisory Audiologist at the Lake Nona campus. Incumbent is responsible for the supervision, administrative management, and technical direction of staff Audiologists, Audiology health technicians, fee basis staff, and students throughout the catchment area of the Orlando VAHCS at all sites designated by the Chief of ASPS or designee. The incumbent will supervise any Lead Audiologists or Clinical Specialists assigned to their sites of care or as designated by the Chief of ASPS. The incumbent is a liaison for the Audiology fee basis staff, Compensation and Pension program, Care in the Community, and Educational programs. The incumbent will be responsible for additional supervisory duties as assigned by the Chief of ASPS (or designee) and/or the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) as appropriate. These responsibilities occupy at a minimum, 25% of the incumbents time. In addition, the incumbent provides comprehensive clinical audiology care and plans, conducts, and coordinates all aspects of diagnostic evaluation and treatment of hearing impairment and/or balance disorders. The incumbent at this grade level must demonstrate professional knowledge of, and skill in applying a wide range of theories, principles, and methodologies of the practice of audiology to a wide range of populations. The incumbent is an independent licensed practitioner and is considered to be at the full performance level. The incumbent operates under clinical privileges. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm, 7:30am - 4:00pm, or 8am - 4:30pm Telework: Available, Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 81750F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

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. English Language Proficiency. Audiologist candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Education: (1) 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. NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AuD programs in audiology. c. 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. 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. Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candidates must meet the following grade-determining criteria for appointments at grade levels specified. Supervisory Audiologist GS-13 Experience. At least two years of experience as a professional audiologist, with at least one year comparable to the next lower grade level. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the KSAs required at the full performance level, the following KSAs are required: (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 Assignment. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity and range of variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Supervisory audiologists in this assignment serve as section chiefs. They supervise staff, plan, schedule and assign work. Section chiefs have broad program management responsibilities for a specific program or programs that are designed to deliver specialized, complex, highly professional services, which are important program components of the facility and significantly impact the health care provided to Veterans. Programs include but are not limited to hearing health, compensation and pension examination (C&P) programs, inpatient, outpatient and residential audiologic rehabilitation, neuro-audiologic assessments, diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus, externship and postdoctoral fellowship training programs, and management of an off-campus site. Typically, at facilities of lower complexity, section chiefs have audiology program oversight and serve as the audiology executive responsible for coordinating operations throughout the facility and its affiliated clinics. The type of programs managed and the scope of responsibility are critical aspects of the assignment at this level. Section chiefs manage key clinical, training, research or administrative programs including the day-to-day activities of these programs. Section chiefs in this assignment supervise and provide input for strategic plans to ensure the provision of high-quality services to meet the needs of the Veterans. They develop and implement short and long-term goals and objectives consistent with the program's strategic plan. They provide oversight of administrative and programmatic resources and deploy those resources to support the program needs. They develop and implement programs, policies and procedures to meet program goals, VHA policy and external accreditation requirements. They monitor outcomes using data-driven quality assurance processes and implement strategies for improvement based on data analysis. References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G29 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary, and most of the duties can be accomplished sitting comfortably, while others require walking, standing, bending, and carrying or moving items, such as carts, notebooks, papers, and books. The work is performed in an office and Medical Center setting. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. The work environment includes everyday low risks, or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of offices.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

  • Address Orlando VA Medical Center 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827 US
  • Name: Olivia Gregg
  • Phone: 407-640-1476
  • Email: [email protected]

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