Supervisory Audiologist - Assistant Chief

Veterans Health Administration • Jamaica Plain, MA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time Supervisory Audiologist serves as assistant chief in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at the VA Boston Healthcare System’s Jamaica Plain campus. The assistant chief serves as a full assistant to the service chief, shares delegated managerial responsibilities, and acts as service chief in the chief’s absence. The role includes making decisions about staff and other resources and may include full administrative and clinical responsibility for planning and directing staff assignments in various clinical settings.

The assistant chief oversees the supervision, administrative management, and direction of assigned program services. The position supports staff development and a learning environment, mentors audiologists, monitors performance, and may ensure compliance with accrediting and regulatory requirements. It develops and implements programs in response to Veterans’ needs and current research, maintains relationships with other departments and community contacts, and may develop policies and procedures. The incumbent also independently provides audiologic services at all levels of complexity and consults with peers and supervisors as appropriate.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week; the tour of duty will be discussed during the interview. A compressed schedule is available, and telework may be authorized. The position is not virtual. Travel to other VA Boston campuses and community-based outpatient clinics may be required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for appointing non-citizens when recruiting qualified citizens is not possible under applicable law.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Doctor of Audiology (AuD) from an audiology program recognized by ACAE or CAA/ASHA, or another doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly related field from an institution accredited by an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Full, current, and unrestricted doctoral-level audiology license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• At least two years of experience as a professional audiologist, including at least one year comparable to GS-12.
• Skill in determining the nature, type, and severity of hearing, communication, and vestibular disorders.
• Skill in counseling patients and family members about management of hearing, communication, and vestibular disorders.
• Ability to provide professional advice and consultation related to audiology to other health care professionals.
• Ability to independently apply contemporary audiologic treatments across the full range of patient populations.
• Skill in communicating established performance benchmarks to a service or equivalent department.
• Skill in implementing continual performance-improvement activities to meet performance benchmarks.
• Ability to perform the full scope of managerial responsibilities.
• Ability to lead audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and/or other professionals in associated disciplines.
• Ability to develop contingencies to ensure continual service operations.
• Meet applicable background/security investigation, pre-employment physical, onboarding, identification, and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Serve a one- or two-year trial period, subject to the conditions described in the announcement.
• Meet application and documentation requirements by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

• Serve as full assistant to the service chief, share delegated managerial responsibilities, and act as service chief in the chief’s absence.
• Make decisions affecting staff and other resources; plan and direct staff assignments in clinical settings as delegated.
• Supervise, administer, and direct assigned program services.
• Encourage professional development, create a learning environment, and mentor staff audiologists and employees.
• Resolve staff conflicts that could interfere with service delivery.
• Identify continuing education and training needs.
• Interview candidates and recommend appointments, advancements, or disciplinary actions when appropriate.
• Develop position descriptions and functional statements, and manage assigned areas professionally and administratively.
• Make selections and assign personnel.
• Maintain interdepartmental relationships and community contacts to support medical center goals.
• Develop and initiate assessment and treatment programs and, as appropriate, policies and procedures.
• Monitor staff performance and support compliance with accrediting agency and regulatory requirements as applicable.
• Develop and implement programs based on Veterans’ needs and current research findings.
• Independently provide audiologic services at all levels of complexity and consult with peers and supervisors as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family, with eligibility dependent on position type.
• Selected applicants may request consideration of prior work or military service for annual leave accrual credit; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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