Fee Basis Audiologist

Fee Basis Audiologist

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

Orlando, Florida

Starting at $0 (GS 00)

Intermittent • Intermittent

Open 03/30/2018 to 12/31/2018

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Overview

Open & closing dates

 03/30/2018 to 12/31/2018

Salary

$0 to $15,000 per year

$0 - $15,000+/year, $30 - $85/procedure

Pay scale & grade

GS 00

Work schedule

Intermittent

Appointment type

Intermittent

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Orlando, FL

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

This job is open to

The public

U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

United States Citizen

Announcement number

CBDI-10155419-18-JK

Control number

495424600

Duties

Summary

This announcement will remain open until December 31, 2018 or until the position is filled. Complete applications received by Friday, April 13, 2018 will be given first consideration. After that, if the position remains unfilled, complete applications received by every other subsequent Friday will be considered.

This is a Fee Basis Position.

Pay will be determined per procedure based on CPT Codes. Fee rates range from $30.00 to $85.00 per service. 

The Orlando VA Medical Center at Orlando, FL is looking for an Audiologist who is licensed to work in the Audiology Service as a fee basis employee. The schedule is day shift, Monday to Friday with possible weekend coverage options, and is based on the needs of the service. The Audiologist functions independently and without direct supervision, while responsible for the performance of all General Audiology examinations. These exams will provide the proper diagnosis and the proper treatment may be obtained. Fee Basis Audiologists are not entitled to any benefits that the permanent employees receive, including health, life, pension, or leave. Applicant will be paid by procedure.

Work Schedule: Fee Basis employees have no regularly-scheduled work hours. The need for the Fee Basis Audiologist cannot be predicted. The Fee Basis Audiologist will be contacted to work as needed.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Responsibilities

The incumbent will perform duties of a staff Audiologist at the Lake Baldwin Outpatient Clinic, Lake Nona Hospital, and the Viera Outpatient Clinic. Applicant will be paid by procedure which may consist of any or all of the following; but not limited to the following:

Hearing exam (including selection if done as part of the exam)

Hearing Aid Fitting: audiologist only

Hearing Aid Fitting: Audiologist/tech for 30/30 visit

Hearing aid service (includes HA selection if done alone, without exam)

ABR Exam

C&P Visit as part of C&P clinic

Cerumen removal (alone or in conjunction with additional services, not for lighted curette)

Administration Time (upon request for certain clinic needs/identified training outside normal expectations, 15 IOIHAs, 7 HA box, or equivalent workload

C&P Addendum/Opinion (upon request, when not due to error)

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential

00

Job family (Series)

0665 Speech Pathology And Audiology

Similar jobs

Audiologists

Audiologists, Clinical

Clinical Audiologists

Pathologists, Speech-Language

Speech-Language Pathologists

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

Designated and/or random drug testing may be required

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Subject to background/security investigation

English Language Competency: All applicants must be proficient in written and spoken English.

Physical Requirements: Light lifting and carrying (under 15 pounds); Light carrying (under 15 lbs); Reaching above shoulders; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other; Both eyes required; Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Hearing (aid permitted).

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/31/2018.

Basic Requirements:

Citizenship: Citizen of the United States.

Education: Master's degree or its equivalent in audiology or hearing science from an accredited college or university is required. NOTE: [Effective] January 1, 2007, the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA [accredit] only doctoral degree programs in audiology or hearing science.

Licensure: The audiologist must maintain full, current, and unrestricted licensure/registration. Licensure: For those grades that require licensure (GS-12 and above), the incumbent must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. NOTE: All audiologists who perform compensation and pension (C&P) examinations are considered to be performing direct patient care duties, and must possess a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology (38 CFR 4.85). Loss of Credential: An employee in this occupation who fails to obtain licensure/certification/ registration within the required time frame, or who fails to maintain the required licensure/certification/registration must be removed from the occupation, which may also result in termination of employment.

English Language Proficiency: Audiologists must be proficient in spoken and written English.

Physical Requirements: Candidates selected for employment will be required to pass a physical examination

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

National Service Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Creditable Experience:

Knowledge of Contemporary Professional Audiology Practice. To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics associated with contemporary professional audiology practice. This knowledge may be evidenced by one or more of the following:At least 1 year of active professional practice or its equivalent. Active professional practice means paid or non-paid employment as a professional audiologist engaged in the practice of audiology as defined by the appropriate licensing board.

Academic course work leading to a doctoral degree in audiology or hearing science.

Quality of Experience. Experience is only creditable if it is both of the following:

Work as a professional audiologist directly related to the position to be filled; and

At a level comparable to audiology experience at the next lower grade level.

Part-Time Experience. Part-time experience as a professional audiologist is credited according to its relationship to the full-time work week. For example, an audiologist would receive 1 week of full-time credit for each 2 weeks of half-time work.

Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining grades.

Grade Requirement for the GS-9:

Education and Experience. None beyond the basic requirements.

Assignment. Employees at this level serve in A/S-LP career development positions.

Grade Requirement for the GS-11:

Education and Experience. Completion of 1 year of professional experience as an audiologist equivalent to the next lower level; or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a doctoral degree; or a doctoral degree in audiology or speech-language pathology, communication sciences and disorders, or a related field. For positions involved in research A/S-LP assignments involving no direct patient care, no additional education or professional experience is required beyond those identified at the GS-9 level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the [knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) identified for the assignment.

Assignments. Audiologist at this grade level may be appointed to one of the following assignments:Staff Audiologist/Speech Language Pathologist. Staff A/S-LPs at this grade level perform clinical assessment and treatment intervention. If unlicensed in either field, the individual must function under the supervision of a licensed A/S-LP, audiologist, or speech-language pathologist. If licensed in one field only, the A/S-LP must be supervised by a licensed A/S-LP or licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist depending on the unlicensed specialty.

In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities:

Knowledge of contemporary audiology practice;

Ability to communicate orally and in writing;

Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, acoustics, applied acoustics, communication, psychoacoustics, and auditory/vestibular pathophysiology;

Knowledge of principles and techniques in the assessment and treatment of auditory and balance disorders;

Ability to perform functions associated with contemporary audiology scope of practice; and

Ability to interact with patients, families, and other health care professionals.

Grade Requirement for the GS-12:

Licensure. The incumbent must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.

Education and Experience. In addition to the requirements at the GS-11 level, completion of 1 year of professional experience comparable to the next lower level and possession of a full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology. For positions involved in research audiology assignments involving no direct patient care, completion of a doctoral degree in audiology, hearing science, or a related field is fully qualifying.

In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities:

Ability to develop coherent treatment strategies;

Knowledge of clinical services, and the ability to perform them independently;

Ability to conduct assessments and provide treatment interventions;

Ability to provide consultation to other care professionals;

Knowledge of contemporary audiology practice; and

Ability to perform functions associated with contemporary audiology scope of practice.

Preferred Experience: Au.D or Ph.D

References: VA Handbook 5005/38, Part II, Appendix G29, Audiologist Qualification Standard, dated August 24, 2010, and OPM Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Profession and Scientific Positions at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/IORs/GS0600/0665.htm.

Education

Note: 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.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Additional information

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process please notify James Leafgreen, Human Resources Specialist, at (407) 631-4811. Decisions to approve reasonable accommodation requests are made on a case-by-case basis. Applications submitted outside of the automated application process may not be considered unless an accommodation to the application process has been granted. All application materials must be received by the end of the day on the closing date of this announcement to be considered.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.

Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance

Other

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

Resume

Required Documents:

CV/Resume

Transcripts (unofficial)

The following forms will be required upon selection, but can be submitted at time of application:

VA Form 10-2850c - Application for Associated Health Occupations (Available at http://www.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-2850c-fill.pdf)

Optional Form 306 - Declaration for Federal Employment (Available at http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf).

Other accepted forms:

DD-214

SF-15

Other Veterans Documents

SF-50

Please make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees) as you will not be contacted for additional information.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How to Apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/31/2018 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10155419.

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2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.

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Agency contact information

 Justin Kregear

Phone

(407) 631-4793

Email

[email protected]

Address

Orlando VA Medical Center

13800 Veterans Way

Orlando, FL 32827

US

Next steps

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.

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Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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