SummaryThe candidate selected for this position will serve as the Service Chief for the Audiology and Speech Pathology (A&SP) Service at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System.
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Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Manage and direct the Unified Audiology and Speech Pathology (A&SP) sections.
- Supervis, administratively manag and direct Audiology and Speech Pathology (A&SP) clinic programs.
- Provide overall technical and administrative oversight for operations within service.
- Provide orientation/training of medical staff, new staff, students and trainees providing feedback on progress toward establishing educational and professional goals.
- Keep current with theory and practice through continuing education programs, journals, textbooks and other literature and in-service programs and uses knowledge of contemporary audiology and speech pathology practice in the day-to-day oversight of the clinic.
- Provide in-service education for partnering services to provide quality interdisciplinary care for patients.
- Develop, organize, direct, manage, control and implement policies and procedures in the A&SP clinical programs.
- Plan, assess, and evaluate programs to ensure proper coordination between health care delivered by the A&SP service and overall delivery of health care within the facility.
- Make decisions with wide latitude of control and independent judgement.
- Exercise supervisory responsibilities/delegate responsibilities to subordinate staff for planning, scheduling work, assigning work to employees, accepting, amending or rejecting competed work, assuring that production and accuracy requirements are met, appraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratings, assigning delineated clinical privileges, appropriate leave, and effecting disciplinary measures.
- Develop and direct educational and training programs, negotiate affiliation agreements with academic partners and setting training objectives.
- Establish and monitor productivity standards as well as production and performance priorities and manage the work of others to accomplish program goals and missions.
- Accommodate new and changing work conditions and contingencies, staffing.
- Translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled service operations.
- Direct responsibility for development and oversight and adherence of the service level budget.
- Monitor and report on status and progress of work, evaluate program quality to ensure that methods, deadlines and quality have been met; and make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities.
Work ScheduleTelework: Ad-Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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Conditions of employment- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
QualificationsApplicants 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.
- 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
- License. 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.
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 Audiologist, GS-14.
Experience. At least three years of experience as a professional audiologist, with at least one year comparable to the next lower grade level, must fully meet the KSAs at that level.
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
(a) Skill in promoting collaboration to accomplish goals.
(b) Skill in translating management goals and objectives into efficient service operations.
(c) Skill in balancing operational resources to ensure appropriate delivery of service operations.
(d) Ability to supervise staff.
(e) Ability to effectively interact and collaborate with local, VISN and/or national leadership.
(f) Ability to establish and monitor productivity standards, production and performance priorities to achieve management goals and objectives.
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
This position is above the full performance level.
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service
EducationNote: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Additional informationReceiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
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