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The Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (BVAMC) is an integral part of the Medical community that provides acute, tertiary, medical, and surgical care to Veterans of Alabama. The Medical Center provides care to a veteran population of 420,000 in Alabama and treats approximately 57,000 unique veterans annually. The medical center serves as a referral center for this area with 138 operating beds with care provided in almost all medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties.
Birmingham, AL is located in the heart of the Southeastern United States and is a progressive center for medical research, banking, music, technology, art, engineering, and higher education. For more information on the Department of Veteran Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/.
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify this facility's Human Resources Management Office at (205) 933-8101 ext. 4597. The decision on the type of reasonable accommodation to be granted will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Learn more about this agency06/20/2017 to 07/10/2017
$70 - $15,000 fee basis
FB 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Occassional travel between the Birmingham VAMC and the Huntsville CBOC as needed.
No
Temporary - Excepted Service NTE NTE 2 years
Intermittent
12
No
OB-17-RB-1976229-AUD-EXT-BU
472466300
The Birmingham VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for one (1) Fee Basis Staff Audiologist. This position is located in the Audiology Service at the Huntsville Alabama Annex, however, the selected candidate may also be required to travel to the Birmingham VA Medical Center on an as needed basis.
The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the medical center including all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the service. Clinical duties and responsibilities include direct patient care involving a full range of audiology and treatment services, including the selection and fitting of hearing aids and other amplification systems and devices, aural (auditory) rehabilitation, and counseling of hearing-impaired veterans and their family, as well as compensation and pension evaluations. The incumbent identifies and evaluates individuals with hearing disorders in the reception and perception of speech, language and other acoustic signals to a full range of patient complexity. Administers the full range of tests and evaluates the type and degree of hearing loss for patients who may be unable to provide consistent and reliable reaction to diagnostics.
Is responsible for planning, delivering, and monitoring the effectiveness and clinical outcomes of patient-centered treatment and rehabilitative services for patients with significant physical and psychological complicating conditions; including, but not limited to, the selection and fitting of all types of hearing aids; programming of digital hearing aids; issuance of hearing protection devices for prevention of acoustic trauma for those individuals working in a noisy environment; selection and fitting of assistive devices and assistive listening devices such as personal and FM amplifiers, telephone amplifiers, radio or TV magnetic induction devices for special communication problems; and inspection, modification, and repair of amplification devices and ear molds. Plans, conducts, and coordinates auditory (aural) rehabilitation and tinnitus programs for patients; designs patient-centered treatment plans to assist patient and caregivers to maximize and restore to the greatest extent possible physical and social functioning; and designs, monitors, and conducts a comprehensive hearing conservation program for employees at risk for noise exposure.
Serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving the most difficult and complex cases and is a recognized subject matter expert on matters related to hearing and tinnitus. The incumbent will be responsible for supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and precepting student trainees in audiology and maintained a liaison with affiliated colleges and universities. He may also provide instruction to residents and interns who seek information relation to audiology. Will complete all documentation in accordance with facility policy. The incumbent will remain current with new developments in audiology and will maintain professional competency by reading professional journals and engaging in continuing education activities and professional learning experiences and by communicating with other professionals in the profession and related professions. Communication is required by this position and the incumbent will be expected to attend regular staff meetings and inter-disciplinary health care team meeting as appropriate; review policies and procedures, and attend in-service training. Will be responsible for the proper maintenance and calibration of the specialized electro-acoustic instrumentation. The incumbent must have a considerable knowledge of the technical aspects of both the clinical instruments as well as the calibration instruments. The incumbent will participate in research activities pertinent to clinical audiology. Although limited research is conducted in the clinical setting, the use of carefully executed audiologic procedures may be a part of a research design. The incumbent may be requested to assist in gathering clinical research data.
Work Schedule: Intermittent, on an as needed basis.
Functional Statement Title /#: Staff Audiologist, GS-12 / FS#120
Physical Requirements: The position is mostly sedentary and requires walking, kneeling, bending, standing, and light lifting.
VA facilities must make reasonable accommodation for the physical or mental limitations of an applicant or employee who is a qualified person with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the department or agency.
Basic Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Education: Master's degree or its equivalent in Audiology or Hearing Science.
- Licensure: Full, current, and unrestricted licensure.
- English Language Proficiency.
- Physical Requirements.
Grade Requirements:
Creditable Experience: To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics associated with contemporary professional audiology practice. This knowledge may be evidenced by one or more of the following:
(a) At least 1 year of active professional practice or its equivalent. Active professional practice means paid or non-paid employment as a professional audiologist engaged in the practice of audiology as defined by the appropriate licensing board.
(b) Academic course work leading to a doctoral degree in audiology or hearing science.
Experience is only creditable if it is both of the following:
(a) Work as a professional audiologist directly related to the position to be filled; and
(b) At a level comparable to audiology experience at the next lower grade level.
Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining grades.
GS-9 Education and experience: None beyond the basic requirements.
GS-11 Education and experience: Completion of 1 year of professional experience as an audiologist equivalent to the next lower level; or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a doctoral degree; or doctoral degree in audiology, hearing science, or a directly related field.
GS-12: This vacancy is being announced at the GS-12 grade level, all qualified candidates will have: a) Licensure. The incumbent must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.; and b) In addition to the requirements of the GS-11, completion of at least one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower grade (GS-11) and possession of a full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology.
Audiologists at this grade level (GS-12) are independent licensed practitioners and are considered to be at the full performance level. Staff audiologists at this grade level (GS-12) 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. Individuals may perform ancillary assignments, including program management duties on an occasional basis, where the complexity and amount of work is not substantial. The following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities are required, and must be documented within your resume:
- Ability to develop coherent treatment strategies
- Knowledge of clinical services, and the ability to perform them independently
- Ability to conduct assessments and provide treatment interventions
- Ability to provide consultation to other health care professionals
- Knowledge of contemporary audiology practice
- Ability to perform functions associated with contemporary audiology scope of practice.
Grade Determination: The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidate's education and experience and recommend the grade and salary at which the candidate will be placed. For internal selectees eligible for promotion, the board will determine grade and HR will determine step in accordance with policy.
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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005/38, Part II, Appendix G29
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.
Required Minimum Education: Master's degree or its equivalent in audiology or hearing science from an accredited college or university is required. "Accredited" means a college or university accredited by a regional accreditation organization and an audiology program recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) and/or the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will recommend the grade and salary for new appointments. For internal selectees bring promoted, the board will determine grade and HR will determine step in accordance with policy.
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VA Form 10-2850c - Application for Associated Health Occupations (Available at http://www.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-2850c-fill.pdf) (required).
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The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday, July 10, 2017 to receive consideration.
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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 1976229
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?NOTE: This vacancy is being announced as a Fee Basis Staff Audiologist. Fee basis appointments are to be used when health services are not otherwise readily available, when it is cost effective (e.g., there is a limited need for specialized services) and when the utilization is focused on the service to be provided rather than on a specified tour of duty. Employees appointed on a fee basis are to be compensated by the task or service (i.e., by piecework) and are not to be paid on a time basis. Compensation will be on a lump sum fee per visit, depending on the type of appointment. The total of payments to a fee basis provider are limited to $15,000 in a calendar year.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.