Supervisory Speech-Language Pathologist (Chief of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Service)

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing•Martinez, CA

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About The Position

The Chief of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Service (ASPS) in VA Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS) has broad and overall responsibility for the service-level department. The incumbent of this position is a fully licensed speech language pathologist - or fully licensed audiologist.

Requirements

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
English Language Proficiency: Speech Language Pathologist candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. Â§ 7403(f)
Education and Experience: A master's degree - or its equivalent - in speech-language pathology - communication disorders or a directly related field from an accredited college or university and one year of creditable experience (see below)
Foreign Education: To be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program by a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials
A doctoral degree in speech-language pathology - communication disorders and sciences or a related field - from an accredited college or university
Licensure: Individuals must hold a full - current - and unrestricted license in a United States state - territory - commonwealth - or the District of Columbia
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
Grade Determinations: Supervisory Speech-Language Pathologist - GS-14 Experience: In addition to the basic requirements at the GS-13 level - completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower level
Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience requirements - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: Skill to translate management goals and objectives into efficient service operations
Skill in providing clinical and administrative oversight of service operations within complex facilities and/or multiple sites
Skill in conflict resolution to facilitate positive working relationships between employees - team leaders and management
Ability to effectively collaborate with local - VISN and national leadership
Assignment: For all assignments above the full performance level - the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope - complexity and range of variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
Service chiefs at this level are responsible for managing a unified audiology and speech-language pathology service or equivalent organizational unit in a large - complex or multi-site medical center
They ensure that services provided are of high quality and are consistent with contemporary and evidence-based clinical practice
In providing direction for a specialized and complex service-level department - Service chiefs formulate objectives and priorities and implement plans consistent with the organization's long-term interest - capitalizing on opportunities and managing risks
Service chiefs must demonstrate active problem and conflict resolution skills and maintain effective interdepartmental relationships to accomplish the medical facility's mission and goals
Service chiefs manage budgets - determine resource needs - allocate resources and ensure appropriate service productivity - 15 efficiency and cost-effectiveness
They perform supervisory duties such as preparing personnel actions - performance management
planning - scheduling and assigning work
managing leave
assessing competencies
appraising performance
recommending clinical privileges or scope of practice
Service chiefs ensure orientation and training programs are established for staff development and oversee academic affiliations - internship and fellowship programs

Responsibilities

Develops - organizes - directs - manages - supervises - controls - and implements ASP and VA policies and procedures
Exercises supervision and administrative management - and plans short term goals - long terms goals - and the strategic direction of ASPS
Organizes work
sets priorities
delegates tasks and responsibilities to subordinate personnel
accepts - amends or rejects completed work
approves performance standards and ratings
prepares functional statements and position descriptions
approves leave
completes staff performance reviews
recommends disciplinary measures as appropriate
Establishes - monitors and evaluates ASPS productivity - access and quality metric standards - and applies budgetary - regulatory - productivity and quality standards to effectively guide provision of clinical services
Plans - assesses - and evaluates ASPS programs to ensure proper coordination between care delivered by ASPS audiologists - speech-language pathologists - health technicians (hearing) and health technicians (speech-language pathology) - with the overall delivery of health care within NCHCS
Monitors and ensures ASPS compliance with all safety - information management - computer security - reusable medical equipment - environmental - and EEO regulations and policies - and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and The Joint Commission policies and requirements
Develops the ASPS budget - assures adherence to the approved budget - and provides oversight for purchases or contracts for goods and services initiated by ASPS
assures the service has sufficient personnel - space and equipment resources to complete assigned work
Provides oversight for all ASPS quality improvement and research activities while assuring that the methods and findings of these activities achieve the highest standards of ethical conduct - scientific rigor - and patient or participant safety
Consistent with professional licensure requirements and qualifications - incorporates advanced knowledge of scientific principles of contemporary audiology or speech-language pathology clinical practice - and demonstrates mature professional judgement in the differential diagnosis and treatment of the full range of complex patient populations presenting with hearing - tinnitus or vestibular disorders
Guides professional development of colleagues through mentorship and teaching
demonstrates leadership in defining and attending to professional practice issues
has the ability to expand the conceptual knowledge of audiology and speech-language pathology professional practice
Provides consultation to colleagues - and renders professional opinions based on experience - expertise and clinical qualifications
Develops - directs and delegates activities of the ASPS educational and training programs
negotiates affiliation agreements with academic partners
establishes training objectives
Participates in the training and supervision of students or trainees in ASPS and provides feedback on progress toward established educational goals
Other related duties as assigned