Audiologist

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Major Duties include but are not limited to: Provide audiological services to patients across a large geographic area, including patients with unusually severe or multiple impairments and patients served by other regional VA hospitals. Conduct compensation and pension examinations to assess hearing impairment for adjudication and medico-legal purposes. Counsel veterans, families, caregivers, and other responsible individuals regarding the nature, degree, and effects of hearing impairment and available treatment options. Perform specialized audiological procedures, including site-of-lesion testing, auditory brainstem response (ABR), and electronystagmography/videonystagmography (ENG/VNG), to support the differential diagnosis of auditory and balance disorders. Provide treatment and rehabilitation services, including hearing-aid selection and fitting, ear impressions, digital hearing-aid programming, and the selection and fitting of assistive listening devices. Inspect, modify, and repair amplification devices and earmolds. Provide hearing-conservation services for employees at risk of noise exposure. Develop and deliver comprehensive individual and group aural rehabilitation programs focused on amplification use, listening strategies, and optimization of residual hearing. Assist the supervisory audiologist with the instruction and supervision of audiology student trainees. Provide audiology-related instruction to residents and interns. Maintain and calibrate specialized electroacoustic and clinical instrumentation using appropriate technical knowledge and calibration equipment. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30a-4p Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 75179 & 10571-1 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN2EDRPCoordinators@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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. English Language Proficiency. Audiologist candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). 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). HR office staff and management officials may verify a program's accreditation from ACAE at acaeaccred.org and CAA at caa.asha.org. 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. Exception for Non-Licensed Audiolo

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