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Position Title
Audiologist (Section Chief)
Agency
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBSS-10788166-20-PC-JLT Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, April 6, 2020 to Monday, April 27, 2020
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
The following questions pertain to the Basic Requirements of the Audiologist series. Candidates must meet both Basic Requirements and Grade Determination to be considered. Please choose a response that best describes your qualifications. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Basic Requirement: English Language Proficiency. Candidates appointed to direct patient care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Chapter 2, Section D, paragraph 5a

Are you proficient in written and spoken English?
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2. Basic Requirement- Licensure: the incumbent must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. (MUST PROVIDE COPY OF CURRENT LICENSURE).
Do you have a current, active license?
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3. Basic Requirement-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).] NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007, the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree programs in audiology or hearing science.
(MUST PROVIDE COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS).
Please choose the response below that meets your qualifications.
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The following question pertains to your specific qualifications. Please choose the response that best describes your experience and/or education. (limit characters)
4. In addition to the Basic Requirements, candidates must meet the grade determination below:
Education and Experience: Completion of 1 year of professional experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) directly related to the position being filled, and must fully meet the KSAs at that level (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)
In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs identified for the assignment and demonstrate the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs as indicated by an asterisk (*). a. Ability to balance responsibilities and to work with great autonomy; b. Ability to set priorities and delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems and develop and implement effective solutions; *c. Ability to analyze and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the section; d. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers; e. Knowledge of, and ability to utilize, evidence-based practices and clinical practice guidelines in a professional area, and to guide the section staff in applying these tools; *f. Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient section operation; g. Skill in problem solving and conflict resolution; and h. Skill in the application and analysis of scientific and clinical literature in a professional area.
Please choose the response below that best describes your qualifications.
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