Summary

This position is in the Audiology section of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology service at the McClellan Audiology Clinic of the Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System. The incumbent will serve as the Sacramento Region Supervisory Audiologist with frequent travel between McClellan - CA and Mather - CA clinics and occasional travel to other audiology clinical locations within the region.

Duties

• The duties of this position include - but are not limited to the following:Administrative: Assist in planning - assessing - and evaluating programs to ensure proper coordination between healthcare delivery within the section and the overall delivery of health care
• Make decisions with wide latitude of control and independent judgment
• Exercises supervisory responsibilities such as planning and scheduling work - assigning work to employees - accepting - amending or rejecting completed work - assuring that production and accuracy requirements are met - appraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratings - assigning delineated clinical privileges - approving leave - and effecting disciplinary measures
• Assist in training and orientation of new staff
• Uses and shares knowledge of contemporary audiology practice
• Articulates and communicates assignments - projects - problems to be solved - actionable events - and objectives - as well as advise on work methods - practices - and procedures
• Uses ability to coach the clinical team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques
• Shows potential to monitor and report on status and progress of work
• Evaluates program quality to ensure that methods - deadlines - and quality have been met
• Assists in serving as facilitator and/or negotiator and coordinating initiatives and consensus building activities among clinical team members
• Clinical: Conducts - plans - and coordinates clinical and administrative aspects of a full range of services associated with contemporary audiology practice
• Audiology services include comprehensive hearing testing - hearing aid prescription and management - and Compensation and Pension hearing examinations
• The incumbent is responsible for independent diagnostic assessment and evaluation of cases that are referred to the Audiology Section without limitation as to difficulty or complexity
• The incumbent will be responsible to conduct interviews with the patients and appropriate family members or friends
• and to select - administer and interpret the diagnostic test results necessary to detect and evaluate the presence of a hearing disorder
• The incumbent is responsible for (1) assessing patient conditions from examination - observation and consultation with other members of an interdisciplinary health care team
• (2) utilizing diagnostic and evaluative procedures and techniques consistent with contemporary audiology practice
• (3) developing an appropriate plan of care and delivering treatment as designed and consistent with principles of evidence-based practice
• (4) documenting evaluation and treatment actions and outcomes in appropriate formats in a timely manner - in accordance with facility policy - and completing all related patient care tasks
• (5) reporting the findings to Veterans and their families - and to professional colleagues
• (6) provides patient and family education including informed consent
• and (7) optimizing clinical safety and efficiency by maintaining supplies - equipment in good working order
• The incumbent serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving the most difficult and complex cases and is a recognized subject matter expert on matters related to audiology and hearing disorders
• The incumbent will remain current with new developments in audiology and will maintain professional competency by reading professional journals and engaging in continuing education activities and professional learning experiences - and by communicating with other professionals in audiology and related professions
• Professional interpersonal communication is required by this position and the incumbent will be expected to attend staff meetings and inter-disciplinary health care team meetings as appropriate - review policies and procedures - and attend in-service training
• The incumbent may participate in research activities pertinent to audiology
• Although limited research is conducted in the clinical setting - the use of carefully executed procedures may be a part of a research design
• The incumbent may be requested to assist in gathering clinical research data
• The incumbent may perform ancillary assignments - including program management duties on an occasional basis - where the complexity and amount of the work is not substantial
• Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 61203627F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Susan.Bringle@va.gov the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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