You will serve as a AUDIOLOGIST in the Occupational Audiologist Department of NMRTC LEMOORE CA. This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will Investigate/apply new approaches and advanced methods in evaluation, treatment, management, rehabilitation, and resolution of patient caseload assignments. You will evaluate, manage, disposition and counsel an expansive range of complex and difficult patients populations including those involving auditory dysfunction associated w/traumatic brain injury, polytrauma or post-traumatic stress disorders. You will serve as subject matter expert and provides independent management and oversight of Hearing Conservation Programs (HCP) and hearing loss prevention efforts for the AOR. You will collaborate w/leaders, safety managers, reviews on hearing injury and work-relatedness, develop and implement sound program strategies, reduce occupational and operational hearing loss, and improve program performance. You will manage and oversee Occupational Audiology processes, supervise technician staff, and implement/manage Hearing Conservation Programs.

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.
• 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• In accordance with BUMEDINST 6220.9B, this position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• In accordance with BUMEDINST 1500.15F employees assigned to or subject to being assigned to duties providing direct patient care, either diagnostic or therapeutic must possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• In accordance with BUMEDINST 6230.15 employees who have contact with or potential exposure to human blood or blood products are provided Hepatitis B virus vaccine in accordance with the local blood borne pathogen exposure control plan.
• The incumbent may be required to work on any day or shift, including night, weekends, holidays, or on an “on call” basis, necessary to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

FOR THE GS-12: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Utilizing principles, practices, theories, procedures used in occupational audiology to implement and manage comprehensive hearing conservation Industrial/Occupational Hearing Conservation Programs; Conducting assessment, diagnosis and treatment of acute and complex auditory disorders, determining differential diagnosis of cochlear, retro-cochlear, organic, and non-organic hearing disorders; Assessing employee medical qualifications and service members, (i.e., active-duty service members), medical readiness as it pertains to the auditory system, and determining appropriate patient disposition through in-depth, comprehensive review of noise exposures, medical history and assessment, and employee safety concerns in addition to determining work-relatedness of hearing loss and objective evaluation/investigation of employee; Adhering/observing organizational, (e.g., naval), medical referral standards and procedures related to hearing loss, communication impairments, and fitness-for-duty determination preferred; Determining/distinguishing relationship between noise exposure and occupational hearing loss as it directly relates to the overall mission of the organization (e.g., Department of the Navy (DON)); Managing and overseeing Occupational Audiology processes, supervising technician staff, and implementing/managing Hearing Conservation Programs, (i.e., skilled in interpersonal relationships in dealing with team members, managers and employees, oversee, motivate and manage diverse staff, assessing qualifications and of current and prospective employees; management expertise to monitor and report on the progress and status of work; evaluate program quality to ensure methods, deadlines and quality have been met; make adjustments to accomplish work in accordance with established priorities). Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0600/speech-pathology-and-audiology-series-0665/ 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

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess.

Education: The mandatory education program described below must have been approved, recognized, or accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (external link) (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (external link) (ASHA) at the time the degree was obtained. (Please provide copy of transcripts. Failure to possess this factor WILL result in an ineligible rating.)

Degree: For Audiologist positions, a graduate or higher level graduate degree that included 18 semester hours in the field of audiology with approved clinical practice. (You must provide copy of transcripts. Failure to possess this factor WILL result in an ineligible rating.)

AND

Licensure: Must posses a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice Speech/Language Pathology and/ or Audiology as applicable in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. (You must provide copy of licensure. Failure to possess this factor WILL result in an ineligible rating.)

Foreign Education: Required for vacancies with Positive Education or Education Substitution: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/officies/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NMRTC LEMOORE CA 937 Franklin Ave Lemoore, CA 93246 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]