Audiologist
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1. Summary/About the role: "This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at Salisbury VAHCS in Salisbury - NC. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Audiology service. The staff audiologist at this level conducts and coordinates all aspects of diagnostic evaluation and treatment of hearing impairment and balance disorders."
2. Qualifications: Basic Requirements (Citizenship, Education, Licensure, Foreign Education, English Language Proficiency, Grandfathering Provision), Grade Determinations (GS-12 Experience, Demonstrated KSAs), Assignment details, Preferred Experience, Reference link, Full performance level GS-12, Physical Requirements.
3. Duties/Responsibilities: Extensive list of duties.
4. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
5. Telework: Not Available
6. Virtual: Not a virtual position
7. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
8. PCS: Not Authorized
I need to create sections only where there's real content. The posting has:
- About the role (summary)
- Qualifications (basic requirements, grade determinations, assignment, preferred experience, physical requirements)
- Responsibilities (duties)
- Schedule (work schedule, telework, virtual)
- Benefits? Not really - relocation/recruitment incentives not authorized, PCS not authorized. But these are mentioned. However, the rule says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting states work schedule, telework, virtual, relocation incentives, PCS. So I could include a Schedule section with work schedule, telework, virtual. Benefits section might include relocation/recruitment incentives and PCS? But those are "not authorized". The rule says "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". "Not Authorized" is similar to "not specified". But it's actual information. I think I should include a Schedule section with the work schedule details, and maybe a "Work Arrangements" or "Additional Information" section for telework, virtual, relocation, PCS. But the allowed headings are: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. "Schedule" is allowed. "Benefits" is allowed. The posting doesn't have pay info. It has schedule info. It has relocation/recruitment incentives and PCS - those could be under Benefits? But they're "not authorized". Might be better to include a "Schedule" section with work schedule, telework, virtual. And maybe a "Additional Details" section? But only allowed headings. The user said "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)". The "e.g." suggests those are examples, but we should stick to those. I'll use: About the role, Qualifications, Responsibilities, Schedule. Possibly Benefits if there are benefits mentioned. The posting doesn't mention benefits like health insurance, retirement, etc. Only relocation/recruitment incentives and PCS, both not authorized. That's not really benefits. So I'll skip Benefits.
Qualifications section is extensive. I'll break it into sub-lists but under one Qualifications heading.
Responsibilities: many duties.
Schedule: work schedule, telework, virtual.
Physical Requirements: mentioned under Qualifications? It's separate line: "Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service." Could be under Qualifications or separate. I'll include in Qualifications.
Preferred Experience: "Vestibular and evoked potential" - include in Qualifications.
Reference link: include as a link in Qualifications.
Now, structure:
About the role
This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at Salisbury VAHCS in Salisbury, NC. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Audiology service. The staff audiologist at this level conducts and coordinates all aspects of diagnostic evaluation and treatment of hearing impairment and balance disorders.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Education: 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. (Note: Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AuD programs in audiology.)
- Licensure: 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.
- Foreign Education: To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. programs.
- English Language Proficiency: Audiologist candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
- 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 (GS-12):
- Experience: In addition to the requirements at the GS-11 level, completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower grade level.
- Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the KSAs required at the full performance level, the following KSAs are required:
- 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.
Assignment: This is the full performance level for staff audiologists. At this level, audiologists are licensed to practice independently in the provision of audiologic services, consulting with peers and supervisors as appropriate. Audiologists serve as consultants to other health care professionals and are recognized subject matter experts (SME) on matters related to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders. The supervisor may assign staff audiologists to any VHA program and setting — such as inpatient or outpatient medicine, primary care, surgery, hearing health, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, geriatrics, compensation, and pension. Audiologists diagnose audiologic disorders, conduct audiologic or neuro-audiologic assessments, treat auditory disorders through various modalities, and provide adjunctive interventions for the treatment of medical disorders. Audiologists consult with medical center staff on various patient care issues. Staff audiologists may be involved in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities. Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group audiologic rehabilitation.
Preferred Experience: Vestibular and evoked potential.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 — Employee Occupational Health Service.
Responsibilities
- An Audiologist in this full performance level is licensed to practice independently in the provision of audiologic services, consulting with peers and supervisors as appropriate.
- Audiologists diagnose audiologic disorders, conduct audiologic or neuro-audiologic assessments, treat auditory disorders through various modalities, and provide adjunctive interventions for the treatment of medical disorders.
- Audiologists consult with medical center staff on various patient care issues.
- The Audiologist may be involved in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities.
- Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group audiologic rehabilitation.
- Assess the nature, type, and severity of hearing/communication/vestibular disorders: Identifies and evaluates individuals with hearing disorders in the reception and perception of speech, language, and other acoustic signals; administers the full range of tests including auditory evoked potentials, videonystagmography, tinnitus, and balance assessment; evaluates the type and degree of hearing loss or balance disorder; administers compensation and pension evaluations and provides an expert opinion regarding etiology of auditory dysfunctions as needed.
- Recommends remedial measures to mitigate hearing loss: Responsible for direct services of a remedial and preventative nature, encompassing selection, evaluation, and fitting of hearing aids, assistive listening devices, and accessories; issuance of hearing protection. Incumbent plans, conducts, and coordinates auditory (aural) rehabilitation, tinnitus, and/or vestibular rehabilitation programs for patients; designs patient-centered treatment plans to assist patient and caregivers to maximize and restore to the greatest extent possible physical and social functioning; and designs, monitors, and conducts a comprehensive hearing conservation program for employees at risk for noise exposure.
- Independently applies professional contemporary audiology treatments to the full range of patient populations: Applies clinical skills in such areas as hearing conservation, electrophysiological assessment and interpretation, central auditory function assessment and treatment, counseling for coping with tinnitus, and analysis and fitting of advanced amplification technology; applies knowledge, theories, and techniques to a full range of complex adult patients; applies knowledge of embryology, genetics, pharmacology, basic physiology/disease processes, the effects of high intensity noise on the auditory mechanism.
- Counsels patients and family members regarding management of hearing, communication, and vestibular disorders: Counsels patients, family, and other health care providers on hearing loss, hearing loss management, and provides patient educational resources. Incumbent serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving the most difficult and complex cases.
- Provides professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional audiology to other health care professionals: Serves as consultant to other health care professionals and are recognized subject matter experts (SME) on matters related to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders. The supervisor may assign staff audiologists to any VHA program and setting — such as inpatient or outpatient medicine, primary care
for prose - Do NOT repeat job title as heading - Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings - Preserve ALL substantive information - Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/scam-warning) - Include section ONLY when posting has real, specific content - Never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text - Never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them - Output ONLY HTML fragment, no /, no markdown code fences Let me parse the content: 1. Summary/About the role: "This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at Salisbury VAHCS in Salisbury - NC. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Audiology service. The staff audiologist at this level conducts and coordinates all aspects of diagnostic evaluation and treatment of hearing impairment and balance disorders." 2. Qualifications: Basic Requirements (Citizenship, Education, Licensure, Foreign Education, English Language Proficiency, Grandfathering Provision), Grade Determinations (GS-12 Experience, Demonstrated KSAs), Assignment details, Preferred Experience, Reference link, Full performance level GS-12, Physical Requirements. 3. Duties/Responsibilities: Extensive list of duties. 4. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm 5. Telework: Not Available 6. Virtual: Not a virtual position 7. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 8. PCS: Not Authorized I need to create sections only where there's real content. The posting has: - About the role (summary) - Qualifications (basic requirements, grade determinations, assignment, preferred experience, physical requirements) - Responsibilities (duties) - Schedule (work schedule, telework, virtual) - Benefits? Not really - relocation/recruitment incentives not authorized, PCS not authorized. But these are mentioned. However, the rule says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting states work schedule, telework, virtual, relocation incentives, PCS. So I could include a Schedule section with work schedule, telework, virtual. Benefits section might include relocation/recruitment incentives and PCS? But those are "not authorized". The rule says "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". "Not Authorized" is similar to "not specified". But it's actual information. I think I should include a Schedule section with the work schedule details, and maybe a "Work Arrangements" or "Additional Information" section for telework, virtual, relocation, PCS. But the allowed headings are: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. "Schedule" is allowed. "Benefits" is allowed. The posting doesn't have pay info. It has schedule info. It has relocation/recruitment incentives and PCS - those could be under Benefits? But they're "not authorized". Might be better to include a "Schedule" section with work schedule, telework, virtual. And maybe a "Additional Details" section? But only allowed headings. The user said "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)". The "e.g." suggests those are examples, but we should stick to those. I'll use: About the role, Qualifications, Responsibilities, Schedule. Possibly Benefits if there are benefits mentioned. The posting doesn't mention benefits like health insurance, retirement, etc. Only relocation/recruitment incentives and PCS, both not authorized. That's not really benefits. So I'll skip Benefits.
Qualifications section is extensive. I'll break it into sub-lists but under one Qualifications heading.
Responsibilities: many duties.
Schedule: work schedule, telework, virtual.
Physical Requirements: mentioned under Qualifications? It's separate line: "Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service." Could be under Qualifications or separate. I'll include in Qualifications.
Preferred Experience: "Vestibular and evoked potential" - include in Qualifications.
Reference link: include as a link in Qualifications.
Now, structure:
About the role
This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at Salisbury VAHCS in Salisbury, NC. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Audiology service. The staff audiologist at this level conducts and coordinates all aspects of diagnostic evaluation and treatment of hearing impairment and balance disorders.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Education: 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. (Note: Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AuD programs in audiology.)
- Licensure: 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.
- Foreign Education: To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. programs.
- English Language Proficiency: Audiologist candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
- 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 (GS-12):
- Experience: In addition to the requirements at the GS-11 level, completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower grade level.
- Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the KSAs required at the full performance level, the following KSAs are required:
- 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.
Assignment: This is the full performance level for staff audiologists. At this level, audiologists are licensed to practice independently in the provision of audiologic services, consulting with peers and supervisors as appropriate. Audiologists serve as consultants to other health care professionals and are recognized subject matter experts (SME) on matters related to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders. The supervisor may assign staff audiologists to any VHA program and setting — such as inpatient or outpatient medicine, primary care, surgery, hearing health, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, geriatrics, compensation, and pension. Audiologists diagnose audiologic disorders, conduct audiologic or neuro-audiologic assessments, treat auditory disorders through various modalities, and provide adjunctive interventions for the treatment of medical disorders. Audiologists consult with medical center staff on various patient care issues. Staff audiologists may be involved in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities. Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group audiologic rehabilitation.
Preferred Experience: Vestibular and evoked potential.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 — Employee Occupational Health Service.
Responsibilities
- An Audiologist in this full performance level is licensed to practice independently in the provision of audiologic services, consulting with peers and supervisors as appropriate.
- Audiologists diagnose audiologic disorders, conduct audiologic or neuro-audiologic assessments, treat auditory disorders through various modalities, and provide adjunctive interventions for the treatment of medical disorders.
- Audiologists consult with medical center staff on various patient care issues.
- The Audiologist may be involved in program evaluation, teaching, training, and research activities.
- Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group audiologic rehabilitation.
- Assess the nature, type, and severity of hearing/communication/vestibular disorders: Identifies and evaluates individuals with hearing disorders in the reception and perception of speech, language, and other acoustic signals; administers the full range of tests including auditory evoked potentials, videonystagmography, tinnitus, and balance assessment; evaluates the type and degree of hearing loss or balance disorder; administers compensation and pension evaluations and provides an expert opinion regarding etiology of auditory dysfunctions as needed.
- Recommends remedial measures to mitigate hearing loss: Responsible for direct services of a remedial and preventative nature, encompassing selection, evaluation, and fitting of hearing aids, assistive listening devices, and accessories; issuance of hearing protection. Incumbent plans, conducts, and coordinates auditory (aural) rehabilitation, tinnitus, and/or vestibular rehabilitation programs for patients; designs patient-centered treatment plans to assist patient and caregivers to maximize and restore to the greatest extent possible physical and social functioning; and designs, monitors, and conducts a comprehensive hearing conservation program for employees at risk for noise exposure.
- Independently applies professional contemporary audiology treatments to the full range of patient populations: Applies clinical skills in such areas as hearing conservation, electrophysiological assessment and interpretation, central auditory function assessment and treatment, counseling for coping with tinnitus, and analysis and fitting of advanced amplification technology; applies knowledge, theories, and techniques to a full range of complex adult patients; applies knowledge of embryology, genetics, pharmacology, basic physiology/disease processes, the effects of high intensity noise on the auditory mechanism.
- Counsels patients and family members regarding management of hearing, communication, and vestibular disorders: Counsels patients, family, and other health care providers on hearing loss, hearing loss management, and provides patient educational resources. Incumbent serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving the most difficult and complex cases.
- Provides professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional audiology to other health care professionals: Serves as consultant to other health care professionals and are recognized subject matter experts (SME) on matters related to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders. The supervisor may assign staff audiologists to any VHA program and setting — such as inpatient or outpatient medicine, primary care