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Health Technician (Audiology)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Alaska
Salary
$51,344 - $66,747
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-5 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves supporting audiologists by conducting hearing tests, especially for newborns and infants, managing patient records and appointments, and handling hearing aids for military personnel and retirees at an Air Force base in Alaska.
It suits someone with entry-level experience in healthcare or audiology who enjoys hands-on patient care and working with medical equipment in a military setting.
A good fit would be a detail-oriented individual comfortable with routine tasks like calibrating devices and tracking supplies.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in conducting hearing screenings, fitting hearing protective devices, and scheduling appointments using automated systems
- OR 9 semester hours of graduate-level education in audiology or a related field
- OR a combination of education and experience equating to 100% of the requirements
- Ability to assist with newborn and infant hearing screenings and follow-up interventions
- Proficiency in maintaining patient records, processing hearing aid orders via ROES and RACHAP, and troubleshooting hearing aids
- Skills in performing daily equipment calibrations and managing supplies and inventory
- U.S. citizenship required for this federal position
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is located at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
Federal employees in Alaska are currently entitled to receive a 1.49% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. This is subject to change.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting hearing screenings for patients; fitting patients for hearing protective devices; and scheduling patient appointments with automated systems.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Audiology.
OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9.
Add the two percentages. Major Duties:
- Assist the Audiologist in the testing and application of newborn and infant hearing screenings.
- Follow-up on hearing evaluations, reporting and intervention for infants with hearing loss.
- Maintain records of tests and tracking data for patients.
- Process hearing aid orders for Active-Duty Service Members through Remote Order Entry System (ROES) and Military Retirees through the Retiree At Cost Hearing Aid Program (RACHAP).
- Troubleshoot problems related to malfunctioning hearing aids, and replace or clean parts as indicated.
- Perform mandated daily calibration checks on equipment and record results.
- Order, receive, issue and maintain adequate stock of supplies and equipment.
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