Health Technician (Audiology)

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing • Viera, FL

42d • Onsite

About The Position

The Health Technician - Audiology (HTA) FLOAT position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at the Viera VA Clinic. The incumbent is assigned to a primary duty station but will routinely cover at other sites in accordance with facility policy. The health technician supports the function of clinical programs in Audiology. The incumbent is a staff health technician (Audiology float) under the supervision of a GS-12 audiologist or above.

Requirements

• Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.)
• Health Technician (HIS) candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• Completion of the Department of Labor Apprenticeship Program for Hearing Aid Specialists
• Successful completion of two academic years above high school that includes coursework related to the field: hearing science - human anatomy and physiology - hearing instrument science - gerontology - psychology or other general healthcare areas
• To be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. programs
• Certification by the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) as a Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC) is required for this assignment
• Completion of one year of progressive experience and/or experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-7) directly related to the position being filled
• CAOHC certification as a COHC is required
• Ability to conduct employee hearing conservation education and training
• Knowledge of the hearing conservation program requirements to manage records and files
• Ability to perform pure tone air conduction testing
• Ability to provide audiologic technical support to the employee hearing conservation program
• Ability to identify a threshold shift and make appropriate referrals for further testing when indicated

Responsibilities

• Greeting and escorting patients
• Triaging patients to an audiologist based on complexity of the procedures being completed
• Patient set up for procedures (e.g. - vestibular - neurodiagnostic procedures)
• Patient instruction and counseling on hearing loss - hearing protection - or hearing aids either on an individual basis or in a group setting
• Conducting hearing Puretone air-conduction testing without interpretation for the purpose of hearing conservation and for established patients in regular VA clinic
• Immittance screening without interpretation
• Non-diagnostic otoscopy
• Taking earmold impressions
• Hearing aid troubleshooting and repair
• Providing basic hearing aid information for patients and caregivers
• Performing listening checks on hearing aids
• Electroacoustic analysis of devices
• Pairing hearing aids and accessories via Bluetooth technology
• Programming previously stored settings into hearing aids
• completing adjustments to hearing aid settings as outlined specifically in the audiologist's plan of care
• Activating remote controls
• Training of employees and patients on personal hearing protection devices
• Conducting drop off/ Repair follow up VA Virtual Care appointments
• Managing office supplies
• Tracking loaner stock hearing aid inventory
• Electronic ordering
• verifying orders upon arrival to ensure components are present and working correctly
• Scheduling appointments
• Packaging and mailing hearing aids and accessories
• Processing ROES transactions (e.g
• certifying and issuing hearing aids
• entering orders and repairs)
• Responding to routine inquiries from patients
• including determining nature of hearing aid inquiry and responding to administrative questions
• Assisting patients
• visitors
• and others requesting information
• Management of infection control
• patient safety
• and clinical supplies for the audiology clinic
• Maintenance of clean
• disinfected instrumentation
• equipment
• and work surfaces in the audiology clinic
• Reprocessing reusable medical equipment based on facility policy according to Medical Center infection control procedures and reusable medical equipment policies
• Perform ancillary work assignments
• including other administrative collateral duties as assigned in support of the service

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
• Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed