- Position Title
- Supervisory Audiologist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTF-12722877-25-DM-TEAMC Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025 to Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Supervisory Audiologist position with the Washington DC VA Medical Center. Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
Basic Requirements: Per VA Handbook 5005 Part II, Appendix G29 Transmittal Sheet June 06, 2024: For appointment as Supervisory Audiologist in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The below requirements apply to all Supervisory Audiologist (GS-0665) positions in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Citizenship. Are you a citizen of the United States?
2.
English Language Proficiency. Audiologist candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
3.
Licensure. Individuals must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology at the doctoral level in a United States state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
Do you meet the licensure requirement as described above? (Applicants must submit a copy of license.)
Do you meet the licensure requirement as described above? (Applicants must submit a copy of license.)
4.
Education. (1) Doctor of Audiology (AUD) from an audiology program recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) or Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). HR office staff and management officials may verify a program's accreditation from ACAE at acaeaccred.org and CAA at caa.asha.org. OR (2) Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly related field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and 3 Speech- Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AUD programs in audiology.
Do you meet the education requirement as described above?
(Applicants must submit a copy of official/unofficial transcripts.)
Do you meet the education requirement as described above?
(Applicants must submit a copy of official/unofficial transcripts.)
GS-13 Supervisory Audiologist Assignment: Supervisory audiologist assignments spend 25% or more of their time providing technical and administrative supervision. Supervisory audiologists in this assignment serve as section chiefs. Section chiefs have broad program management responsibilities for a specific program or programs that are designed to deliver specialized, complex, highly professional services, which are important program components of the facility and significantly impact the health care provided to Veterans. Programs include but are not limited to hearing health, compensation and pension examination (C&P) programs, inpatient, outpatient and residential audiologic rehabilitation, neuro-audiologic assessments, diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus, externship and postdoctoral fellowship training programs, and management of an off-campus site. Typically, at facilities of lower complexity, section chiefs have audiology program oversight and serve as the audiology executive responsible for coordinating operations throughout the facility and its affiliated clinics. The type of programs managed, and the scope of responsibility are critical aspects of the assignment at this level. Section chiefs manage key clinical, training, research, or administrative programs including the day-to-day activities of these programs. Section chiefs in this assignment supervise and provide input for strategic plans to ensure the provision of high-quality services to meet the needs of the Veterans. They develop and implement short and long-term goals and objectives consistent with the program's strategic plan. They provide oversight of administrative and programmatic resources and deploy those resources to support the program needs. They develop and implement programs, policies, and procedures to meet program goals, VHA policy and external accreditation requirements. They monitor outcomes using data- driven quality assurance processes and implement strategies for improvement based on data analysis.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
5.
Experience. To qualify for the GS-13 position, you must have at least two years of experience as a professional audiologist, with at least one year comparable to the next lower grade level (GS-12) directly related to the position that demonstrates the clinical competencies described at that level. GS-12 experience includes:
Do you meet this required experience to qualify for the Supervisory Audiologist position?
(Note: Applicants must demonstrate above requirements in their application with supporting documentation.)
- Ability to practice independently in the provision of audiologic services, consulting with peers and supervisors as appropriate.
- Ability to serve as consultants to other health care professionals and are recognized subject matter experts (SME) on matters related to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders.
- Ability to assign staff audiologists to any VHA program and setting, such as inpatient or outpatient medicine, primary care, surgery, hearing health, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, geriatrics, compensation, and pension.
- Knowledge diagnose audiologic disorders, conduct audiologic, or neuro-audiologic assessments; treat auditory disorders through various modalities; and provide adjunctive interventions for the treatment of medical disorders.
- Ability to consult with medical center staff on various patient care issues.
- Ability to be involved in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities. Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group audiologic rehabilitation.
Do you meet this required experience to qualify for the Supervisory Audiologist position?
(Note: Applicants must demonstrate above requirements in their application with supporting documentation.)
6.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the KSAs required at the full performance level, the candidate must demonstrate the KSAs identified below.
(a) Skill in conflict resolution to facilitate positive working relationships between employees, team leaders, and managers.
(b) Skill in applying evidence-based practices in a professional area.
(c) Ability to analyze organizational and operational challenges to develop and implement solutions.
(d) Ability to develop the abilities and strengths of current employees.
(e) Ability to balance responsibilities, set priorities, and delegate tasks to meet multiple deadlines.
(f) Ability to analyze data to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the section.
Do you meet the above requirements for the GS-13 Supervisory Audiologist position?
(Note: Applicants must demonstrate above requirements in their application with supporting documentation.)
(a) Skill in conflict resolution to facilitate positive working relationships between employees, team leaders, and managers.
(b) Skill in applying evidence-based practices in a professional area.
(c) Ability to analyze organizational and operational challenges to develop and implement solutions.
(d) Ability to develop the abilities and strengths of current employees.
(e) Ability to balance responsibilities, set priorities, and delegate tasks to meet multiple deadlines.
(f) Ability to analyze data to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the section.
Do you meet the above requirements for the GS-13 Supervisory Audiologist position?
(Note: Applicants must demonstrate above requirements in their application with supporting documentation.)
Resume Reminder - Resume Reminder: Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held