SUPERVISORY AUDIOLOGIST

Summary You will serve as a SUPERVISORY AUDIOLOGIST in the Directorate for Public Health Services under the Head of Occupational Medicine of NMRTC QUANTICO VA. THIS IS A DIRECT HIRE ANNOUNCEMENT. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Responsibilities You will provide management and oversight of local Hearing Conservation Programs and hearing loss prevention efforts. You will design and coordinate hearing loss prevention training plans/programs. You provide a broad spectrum of hearing and health care services. You will serve as a first level supervisor, reporting directly to the department head. You will provide administrative, clinical, and professional health care services that promote operational readiness and support training. You will serve as gatekeeper to Occupational Audiology services through daily triage of incoming consults. You will review business trends and problem-solve to maximize operational readiness and provide outstanding customers-focused in support of the Hearing Conservation Program. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience providing clinical audiological care. Experience with any hearing conservation program. Experience utilizing OSHA, NIOSH, DoD, DoN, and USMC-specific guidance regarding Hearing Conservation. Experience utilizing principles, practices and procedures of the science of audiology to plan and perform a wide range of activities relating to the operation of a complete audiology or service or to a major portion of a program or to perform assignments of considerable difficulty Experience working with diverse members of a healthcare team to coordinate, evaluate and educate large patient groups. In addition to Specialized Experience, Applicants must possess licensure: Must posses a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice Speech/Language Pathology and/ or Audiology as applicable in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. (You must provide copy of licensure. Failure to possess this factor WILL result in an ineligible rating.) Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Speech Pathology and Audiology Series 0665 (opm.gov). Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess. For audiologist positions, a graduate or higher level graduate degree that included 18 semester hours in the field of audiology with approved clinical practice. Applicants for positions with both speech pathologist and audiologist duties must have successfully completed all the requirements for a graduate or higher level degree with 18 semester hours in one of the fields with approved clinical practice and, in addition, must have either completed a minor in the other field or must have had at least 1 year of professional experience in the other field. Education: The mandatory education program described must have been approved, recognized, or accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology ( Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology(external link) (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association(external link)) (ASHA) at the time the degree was obtained. Please provide copy of transcripts. Failure to possess this factor WILL result in an ineligible rating.) Foreign Education: Required for vacancies with Positive Education or Education Substitution: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/officies/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf Veterans preference does not apply when selecting individuals under the specific hiring authority addressed in the Summary section of this announcement. However, if you claim veterans preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Work requires extensive walking, standing, stretching, lifting, transporting and bending in caring for patients; the ability to influence confused patients regarding their care, and physically control or defend against emotionally ill or confused patients. Work is performed in a health care setting where there is contagious disease, radiation, and infection. Gloves, gowns, and masks are frequently necessary. May be required to work weekends, shifts, holidays, watch duties, extended work hours based on patient workload or unplanned emergencies .Certified as a Course Director form the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation, or obtain certification within two years of position hire. Current license to practice as an audiologist in a State or territory of the United States. ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology OR American Board of Audiology certification is mandatory.