Audiologist (Clinical Specialist)

Veterans Health Administration • Charleston, SC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for Ralph H Johnson VAMC. This position provides audiology services to deliver consistent and high-quality care to Veterans with hearing and balance disorders. The Audiologist (Clinical Specialists) provides leadership and directs oversight in the design, development, implementation, planning and management of the specialty program. Serves as a coach or facilitator for an interdisciplinary team and is responsible for training all support staff and trainees as it relates to the specialty program. This individual serves as the SME in matters regarding the specialty program. Typical duties may include, but are not limited to: Exercises independent clinical judgment and adapts clinical procedures and techniques to accommodate age-specific and unique patient conditions, needs, and expectations. Plans, coordinates, and implements a full range of patient-focused treatment services designed to optimize function. Evaluates patients to determine nature, type, and severity of hearing and balance disorders using a full range of diagnostic tests and techniques, past, family, and social history, record review, and consultation with family and other health care practitioners. Provides hearing aid evaluations, assessments, selection, fitting, orientation, training, and follow-up services. Conducts verification measurements to determine function of hearing. Performs compensation and pension examinations, medical opinions, tinnitus evaluations, special auditory and vestibular tests. Demonstrate advanced knowledge in a focused area of contemporary audiology practice to provide oversight of a specialty program. Evaluates the specialty program to ensure deadlines and goals are met. Coordinates initiatives and builds consensus among interdisciplinary team members: Attends interdisciplinary team meetings; participates with other health care practitioners to address the global needs of the patient, advises on diagnosis and treatment. Consults with physicians and other health care practitioners related to diagnostic evaluation and treatment.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable forms of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period.
• 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). OR 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.
• 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.
• At least two years of experience as a professional audiologist, with at least one year comparable to the next lower grade level.
• Advanced knowledge in a focused area of contemporary audiology practice to provide oversight of a specialty program.
• Skill to evaluate the specialty program to ensure deadlines and goals are met.
• Skill to coordinate initiatives and build consensus among interdisciplinary team members.
• Ability to monitor and report on work progress in the specialty program to adjust workload and processes.
• Ability to serve as the SME and provide education relating to the specialty program.
• Skill in determining nature, type, and severity of hearing/communication/vestibular disorders.
• Skill in counseling patients and family members regarding management of hearing/communication/vestibular disorders.
• Ability to provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional audiology to other health care professionals.
• Ability to independently apply professional contemporary audiologic treatments to the full range of patient populations.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years as Cochlear Implant Audiologist
• Strong commitment to evidence based practice
• Strong organizational and critical thinking skills

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and directs oversight in the design, development, implementation, planning and management of the specialty program.
• Serves as a coach or facilitator for an interdisciplinary team and is responsible for training all support staff and trainees as it relates to the specialty program.
• Serves as the SME in matters regarding the specialty program.
• Exercises independent clinical judgment and adapts clinical procedures and techniques to accommodate age-specific and unique patient conditions, needs, and expectations.
• Plans, coordinates, and implements a full range of patient-focused treatment services designed to optimize function.
• Evaluates patients to determine nature, type, and severity of hearing and balance disorders using a full range of diagnostic tests and techniques, past, family, and social history, record review, and consultation with family and other health care practitioners.
• Provides hearing aid evaluations, assessments, selection, fitting, orientation, training, and follow-up services.
• Conducts verification measurements to determine function of hearing.
• Performs compensation and pension examinations, medical opinions, tinnitus evaluations, special auditory and vestibular tests.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge in a focused area of contemporary audiology practice to provide oversight of a specialty program.
• Evaluates the specialty program to ensure deadlines and goals are met.
• Coordinates initiatives and builds consensus among interdisciplinary team members.
• Attends interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Participates with other health care practitioners to address the global needs of the patient, advises on diagnosis and treatment.
• Consults with physicians and other health care practitioners related to diagnostic evaluation and treatment.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree