- Position Title
- Health Technician (Audiology)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSX-12744402-25-JL Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, June 4, 2025 to Friday, June 27, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you a current permanent Federal employee from an agency other than Department of Veterans Affairs?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form.
2.
Are you a Veterans Benefits Administration employee?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
3.
Are you a Veterans Health Administration employee?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
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).
2.
I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Are you proficient in written and spoken English?
HTA candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403 (f)
HTA candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403 (f)
2.
Do you possess the Basic Experience and Education Requirements listed below?
(1) Experience. Six months of experience comparable to the next lower level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities related to the duties of the position to be filled. OR
(2) Education. Successful completion of two academic years above high school leading to an associate degree or a bachelor's degree with at least 12 semester hours in courses related to the position. OR
(3) Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying. An example of a combination of experience/education is three months of experience comparable to the next lower level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities related to the duties of the position to be filled and one year above high school with a minimum of 6 semester hours related to the health care industry.
(1) Experience. Six months of experience comparable to the next lower level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities related to the duties of the position to be filled. OR
(2) Education. Successful completion of two academic years above high school leading to an associate degree or a bachelor's degree with at least 12 semester hours in courses related to the position. OR
(3) Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying. An example of a combination of experience/education is three months of experience comparable to the next lower level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities related to the duties of the position to be filled and one year above high school with a minimum of 6 semester hours related to the health care industry.
3.
Do you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level (GS-07)?
Specialized experience is experience that demonstrates how the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities were obtained; Specialized experience is defined as Experience in performing technical support duties to health professionals in the field of Audiology.
Specialized experience is experience that demonstrates how the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities were obtained; Specialized experience is defined as Experience in performing technical support duties to health professionals in the field of Audiology.
4.
Do you have a current CAOHC Certification as a Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC)?
CAOHC certification as a COHC is required for this assignment
CAOHC certification as a COHC is required for this assignment
5.
Do you possess all of the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)?
(a) Ability to conduct employee hearing conservation education and training.
(b) Knowledge of the hearing conservation program requirements to manage records and files.
(c) Ability to perform pure tone air conduction testing.
(d) Ability to provide audiologic technical support to the employee hearing conservation program.
(e) Ability to identify a threshold shift and make appropriate referrals for further testing when indicated
(a) Ability to conduct employee hearing conservation education and training.
(b) Knowledge of the hearing conservation program requirements to manage records and files.
(c) Ability to perform pure tone air conduction testing.
(d) Ability to provide audiologic technical support to the employee hearing conservation program.
(e) Ability to identify a threshold shift and make appropriate referrals for further testing when indicated