Audiologist (Clinical Specialist)

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Services at the Salisbury VA Healthcare (SVAHCS).

The incumbent is an independent practitioner with special clinic program and administrative responsibilities for the SVAHCS Tinnitus Management Program, under general direction of the Audiology and Speech Service Chief and/or Audiology supervisor.

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: A master's degree or its equivalent in audiology or hearing science from an accredited college or university; or its equivalent, in speech- language pathology, communication sciences and disorders, or a related field, from an accredited college or university.

"Accredited" means a college or university [recognized] by a regional accreditation organization and an audiology or speech- language pathology program [recognized] by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Licensure: Must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in both areas in a 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: GS-13 Education and Experience: Completion of 1 year of professional experience equivalent to the next lower grade level directly related to the position being filled, and must fully meet the KSAs at the level.

In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following professional KSAs and demonstrate the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs. Audiologist/Speech-Language Pathologist Team Leader.

A/S-LP clinical team leaders are responsible to program or service managers for ensuring that the work assignments of the other members of the clinical team are carried out by performing a range of duties such as distributing and balancing workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization; assuring timely accomplishment of the assigned workload; assessing the status, quality, and progress of work; making day- to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities; obtaining assistance from supervisors or managers on problems that arise.

Team leaders exercise authority that is routine or technical in nature but does not require the consistent exercise of independent judgment.

The following KSAs are required: Knowledge of contemporary audiology and speech-language pathology practice; Ability to articulate and communicate to the clinical team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, and objectives, as well as advise on work methods, practices and procedures; Ability to coach the clinical team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques; Ability to monitor and report on the status and progress of work; evaluate program quality to ensure that methods, deadlines and quality have been met; and make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities; and Ability to serve as coach, facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating team initiatives and consensus building activities among clinical team members with widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.

Preferred Experience: 2 years of experience in Tinnitus treatment. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands of work require the use of fingers, reaching above shoulder, prolonged sitting and/or standing (6-8 hours).

and ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. Hearing aid use is permitted. Major Duties:

Major duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to: Provides full range of tinnitus clinical services including all levels of Progressive Tinnitus Management (PTM) stepped-care, individualized evaluation, management, support and subsequent follow-up services as needed using various modalities.

Encourages Veterans to seek management of comorbid conditions and educates Veterans on VA services available, referring as required for Veterans to access needed care and/or alerting PCP when needed.

Develops services within SVAHCS using VA approved practices and procedures related to tinnitus.

Services as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for tinnitus for the SVAHCS Audiology and Speech Pathology Service.

Coaches and collaborates with audiologists to support program development and provision of full range of services consistent with model, across all sites of care.

Report tinnitus program activities, outcomes and needs to service leadership.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May be negotiated Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized