The incumbent is assigned to the Specialty Care Service Line as the Associate Chief of Staff, Specialty Care (ACOS SC). The ACOS SC oversees all specialty care health services at the VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics, including Audiology, CPAP, Dental, Dermatology, Optometry, Ortho, Physical Medicine and Rehab, Podiatry, Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, Sleep Medicine, Cardiology, Diabetes, Pain Medicine, PT/OT, Chiro, and Employee Health.

Duties

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Provides direct patient care through assessment, ordering, monitoring, and follow up where needed by the facility. - Responsible for the initiation of appropriate health care consults and referrals for all direct-care patients as applicable. - Provides consultation to health care providers about assessment findings and treatment plan for all direct-care patients to ensure that care is coordinated, collaborative, and integrated within the Medical Center. - Develops, implements, and documents within the clinical treatment plan for all direct-care patients as indicated and appropriate for the specific job setting and duties of the provider. - Complies with all Service Line documentation requirements, including standards for timely completion of CPRS patient contact notes, use of required documentation templates, clinical reminders, treatment plans, and risk assessment protocols. - Adheres to all Facility and Service Line policies and practices for delivering direct patient care, including but not limited to direct risk assessment and risk mitigation practices for potentially dangerous behavior (suicide and violence), timeliness of care and access standards, professional conduct requirements, and CPRS documentation conventions. Work Schedule: Monday -Friday 0800-1630 Telework: Available, Pending supervisor approval Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Relocation, May Authorized for highly qualified candidates Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May Authorized for highly qualified candidates Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

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. (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. 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. 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: 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-14: (1) 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. (2) Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the KSAs required at the full performance level, the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs identified below: (a) Skill in working with interdisciplinary teams within a specialty program. Skill to serve as a consultant/liaison to local, regional or national coordinators and or national program offices as well as other providers regarding the delivery of audiology care within the specialty program area. (b) Skill in developing and coordinating treatment programs within the specialty field nationally or within the region. (c) Ability to manage a large, diverse staff. (d) Ability to serve as facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating program initiatives among local, regional or national coordinators and interdisciplinary teams to improve quality of care for patients. Preferred Experience: Experience managing a diverse service across care-settings Rural VHA experience and experience providing oversight to patient safety and access during times of critical staffing. References: VA Handbook 5005/152 Part II Appendix G29 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-14. Physical Requirements:

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 White City VA Medical Center 8495 Crater Lake Highway White City, OR 97503 US
• Name: Caleb Stone
• Phone: 208-422-1315
• Email: [email protected]