Supervisory Audiologist (Chief)

SummaryThis position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at the Jesse Brown VAMC. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the medical center including all clinical and patient care areas involved with the service. Incumbent is the Service Chief for the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service.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:English Language Proficiency: Audiologist must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f)Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States(Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified candidates in accordance with chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3g - this part.) 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 EducationForeign EducationTo be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentialsSuch education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. programsLicensure: 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 ColumbiaLoss of CredentialManagement officials - in collaboration with HR Office staff must immediately relieve employees who fail to maintain the required 4 licensure of the duties and responsibilities associated with this occupation which may also result in separation from employmentGrandfathering ProvisionEmployees in VHA in this occupation - under a permanent - appropriate - and legal placement on the effective date of the qualification standard - are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade and/or assignment held - including positive education and licensure - where applicableFor employees who do not meet all the basic or assignment specific requirements in this standard - but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed - the following provisions apply: Employees may be reassigned - promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level - or be changed to a lower grade within the occupation - but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or be newly placed in supervisory or managerial positionsEmployees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standardEmployees retained in this occupation under this provision who subsequently leave the occupation lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupationEmployees initially grandfathered into this occupation - who subsequently obtain additional licensure that meets all the basic or assignment specific qualification requirements of this standard must maintain the required credential as a condition of employment in the occupationNOTE: This grandfathering provision is not intended to regularize appointments/ placementsGrade Determinations: In addition to basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining grade for GS-14 - Supervisory AudiologistExperience: At least three years of experience as a professional audiologist - with at least one year comparable to the next lower grade levelDemonstrated Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the KSAs required at the full performance level - the candidate must demonstrate the following professional KSAs identified belowSkill in promoting collaboration to accomplish goalsSkill in translating management goals and objectives into efficient service operationsSkill in balancing operational resources to ensure appropriate delivery of service operationsAbility to supervise staffAbility to effectively interact and collaborate with local - VISN and/or national leadershipAbility to establish and monitor productivity standards - production and performance priorities to achieve management goals and objectivesAssignmentsSupervisory audiologists spend 25% or more of their time providing technical and administrative supervisionSupervisory GS-14 audiologist in this assignment serve as service chiefAudiologist service chief at this level typically manage programs in Complexity Level 1 (high complexity) facilitiesThe service or organizational entity is a major component of the medical center and the services or programs supervised are highly professional - technical - and complexThey are responsible for all professional - management - and administrative aspects of the service or organizational entityThey have broad and overall responsibility for a service-level organizational unit and have full responsibility for clinical practice - program management - education - human resources management and supervision for the serviceThey autonomously manage substantive parts of specialized - complex - professional services that significantly impact Veterans' careThey provide leadership with objective - independent assessments and recommendations for policy - operational and administrative issues and initiatives requiring decision and actionThey monitor work performance to ensure that requirements are satisfiedinterpret and process a wide variety of data related to program planning and specialized needs of the Veterans - the service and the medical centerand ensure policies or issues have been fully coordinated - vetted and staffedAudiologist service chief advise executive leadership on implications - key issues - and relationships to interest groups (both internal and external) and recommend courses of actionThey coordinate and negotiate resolutions to complex problemsThey assure compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements and corrective action is initiated as neededThey are responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area - including budget executionThey maintain interdepartmental relationships with other services to accomplish medical center goalsThey may prepare special reports and responses - Congressional responses - briefing papers - issue briefs - and decision papers for the medical center leadership - which may be highly sensitive - confidential and of a complex natureThey develop policies and procedures and may develop performance standards - position descriptions - and functional statementsThey monitor the clinical performance of staff - conduct performance appraisals - perform other clinical - and administrative responsibilities to ensure that the mission of the service and the medical center has been satisfiedThey may set training objectives for staff and delegate responsibilities to subordinate sectionsPreferred Experience: Experience as supervisory speech pathologist or audiologistLicensed Audiologist or Speech PathologistsEmployee management experiencePrior VA experience preferredReference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-14Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.DutiesIncumbent has overall responsibility for management and direction of large - geographically- separated - integrated health care facilityIncumbent plans - coordinates - and evaluates complex interdisciplinary services across the full continuum of care including not only audiology and speech-language pathology but also other focused rehabilitation - ancillary - or other health care servicesThe incumbent is responsible for oversight of clinical competence and performance of peersIncumbent has the responsibility for general supervision of clinical and/or training programs - and overall technical and administrative oversight for operations within the service EDUCATION Provides orientation/training of medical staff Assists in orientation and training of new staff Assists in the training and supervision of students - trainees - and fellows - providing feedback on progress toward established educational goals Keeps current with theory and practice through continuing education programs - journals - textbooks - and other literature - and in-service programsProvides patient and family education including informed consentADMINISTRATIVE In carrying out the administrative duties and responsibilities of the position - incumbent: Develops - organizes - directs - manages - supervises - controls - and implements policies and procedures for complex service-level departmentsDemonstrates skill in managing and directing work to include setting priorities and delegating tasks - meeting multiple deadlines - analyzing complex organizational problems in order to develop and implement effective solutionsBalances responsibilities applicable to a large service-level or multi-service organizational environment and to work with great autonomyHas skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees - team leaders - and managers and shows potential ability to supervise - motivate - and manage effectively a diverse clinical staff applicable to a service-level department in a large - complex - or multi-division facilityHas advanced knowledge of and ability to utilize evidence-based practices and clinical practice guidelines in multiple professional areas - and to guide the service staff in applying these toolsHas skill in problem solving and conflict resolution -Shows potential ability to and knowledge of - and ability to budgets for a large - integrated services including not only speech-language pathology but also other focused rehabilitation - ancillary - or other health care servicesHas overall responsibility for planning - assessing - and evaluating programs to ensure proper coordination between care delivered by the service and the overall delivery of health care within the facilityDelegates responsibilities to subordinate section or assistant chiefs (if applicable) - planning - and scheduling workassigning work to employeesaccepting - amending or rejecting completed workassuring that production and accuracy requirements are metappraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratingsassigning delineated clinical privilegesapproving leaveand effecting all levels of disciplinary measuresExercises supervision - administrative management and direction of both professional areas in a unified audiology and speech-language pathology service or equivalent service-level department - or administrative management and program direction of other rehabilitation-related areasEstablishes and monitors productivity standards and production and performance priorities and accommodates to new and changing work conditions and contingencies - including staffing changesTranslates management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled service operationsWork Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual positionFunctional Statement #: 04133F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized