Audiologist Position Available In Somerset, New Jersey

Audiologist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion VA New Jersey Health Care System Summary This position is in the Audiology Clinic, under the Physical Medicine and Rehabilition Service VA New Jersey Health Care System. The duties and responsibilities are performed throughout the medical center, including all clinical and pient care areas involved with the service. The incumbent is a staff audiologist and functions as an independent practitioner. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/12/2025 to 06/20/2025 Salary $104,436 – $135,773 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Lyons, NJ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

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Control number 838625100 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency current, permanent Veterans Health Administrion (VHA) employees only. Videos Duties The audiologist conducts the full range of audiological assessments to evalue the type and degree of hearing loss; he/she determines the pient’s need for amplificion, predicts and measures the effectiveness of amplificion, and determines need for and type of aural rehabilition and counseling of the hearing-impaired veterans with hearing loss and their families. Clinical Incumbent provides the full range of audiology evaluion, assessment, and trement services to a wide range of veterans. Works independently, exercises clinical judgment in dealing with complex clinical decisions and daily problems, and coordines with other disciplines concerning total pient care using professional knowledge and skill in applying a wide range of concepts, principles, and methodology. Uses contemporary knowledge and skills acquired through educion and experience to evalue pients presenting with complex problems, develop coherent trement stregies, and to perform functions associed with contemporary audiology scope of practice. Exercises independent clinical judgment and adapts clinical procedures and techniques to accommode age-specific and unique pient conditions, needs, and expections. Consults with physicians and other health care practitioners reled to diagnostic evaluion and trement. Evalues pients to determine nure, type, and severity of hearing and balance disorders using a full range of diagnostic tests and techniques, past, family, and social history, record review, and consultion with family and other health care practitioners. Provides hearing aid evaluions, assessments, selection, fitting, oriention, training, and follow-up services. Evalues functional stus before and after intervention and verifies acoustic performance of hearing aids using electroacoustic, real-ear, and functional measurements. Performs Compension and Pension examinions including detailed past, family, social, military, and occupional history, comprehensive evaluion of type and severity of hearing loss, tinnitus evaluion, special auditory and vestibular tests, and opinions on the relionship between conditions and military service when requested. Plans, coordines, and implements a full range of pient-focused trement services designed to optimize function. Documents in the medical record, evalues, diagnosis and clinical opinion, trement plans, outcomes of trement, changes in functional stus, and pient/family educion. Attends interdisciplinary team meetings; participes with other health care practitioners to address the global needs of the pient, advises on diagnosis and trement. Instructs the veteran on the use of Debrox (ear cleaner) in the clinic and follows the procedure sted in the standing order for the distribution of Debrox. The provider will direct the veteran to pick-up the Debrox the Pharmacy on the same day or have it mailed to the veteran. Educion Assists in oriention/training of medical staff. Assists in oriention and training of new staff. Assists in the training and supervision of students, trainees, externs, and fellows, providing feedback on progress toward established educional goals. Keeps current with theory and practice through continuing educion programs, journals, textbooks, and other literure, and in-service programs. Provides pient and family educion including informed consent. Administrive Participes in developing guidelines and protocols, new pient programs, and evaluion of existing programs. Maintains pient records and other da required by the clinic, service, and medical center. Maintains, supplies, equipment, and clinical areas to optimize safety and efficiency. May be requested to serve on service-level committees or task forces or to represent to service/ section on medical center, network, or nional committees. May perform ancillary assignments, including program management duties on an occasional basis, where the complexity and amount of work is not substantial. Follows applicable informed consent, HIPAA rules on privacy and protecting pient rights. Oversight The incumbent may provide professional oversight to students, interns, or trainees from accredited academic affilies while they are in a training environment

VA NJHCS.

This may include clinical rotions and fourth year clinical internships.

Work Schedule :

Monday to Friday 07:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Telework :

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 25708

F Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion 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 ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship :

Be a citizen of the United Stes (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a) Educion. (1) Doctor of Audiology (AUD) from an audiology program recognized by the Accredition Commission for Audiology Educion (ACAE) or Council on Academic Accredition (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Associion (ASHA). HR office staff and management officials may verify a program’s accredition from ACAE acaeaccred.org and CAA caa.asha.org. OR (2) Other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly reled field from an institution accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion.

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Effective January 1, 2007, the CAA in Audiology and Speech- Language Phology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree or AUD programs in audiology. Licensure . Individuals must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Loss of Credential. Management officials, in collaborion with HR Office staff must immediely relieve employees who fail to maintain the required 4 licensure of the duties and responsibilities associed with this occupion which may also result in separion from employment. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria). Grandfhering Provision. Employees in VHA in this occupion, under a permanent, approprie, and legal placement on the effective de of the qualificion standard, are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the grade and/or assignment held, including positive educion and licensure, where applicable. For employees who do not meet all the basic or assignment specific requirements in this standard, but who met the qualificions applicable to the position the time they were appointed, the following provisions apply: (1). Employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level, or be changed to a lower grade within the occupion, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or be newly placed in supervisory or managerial positions. (2). Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective de of the qualificion 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 standard. (3). Employees retained in this occupion under this provision who subsequently leave the occupion lose protected stus and must meet the full VA qualificion standard requirements in effect the time of re-entry to the occupion.(4) Employees initially grandfhered into this occupion, who subsequently obtain additional licensure th meets all the basic or assignment specific qualificion requirements of this standard must maintain the required credential as a condition of employment in the occupion. Foreign Educion. To be creditable, educion completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a prive organizion specializing in the interpretion of foreign educional credentials. Such educion must have been deemed least equivalent to th gained in conventional U.S. programs.

Grade Determinions :

In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candides must meet the following grade-determining criteria for appointments grade levels specified. Experience . In addition to the requirements the GS-11 level, completion of one year of professional experience comparable to the next lower grade level. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the KSAs required the full performance level, the following KSAs are required:(a) Skill in determining nure, type, and severity of hearing/communicion/vestibular disorders.(b) Skill in counseling pients and family members regarding management of hearing/communicion/vestibular disorders. (c) Ability to provide professional advice and consultion in areas reled to professional audiology to other health care professionals.(d) Ability to independently apply professional contemporary audiologic trements to the full range of pient populions. Assignment . This is the full performance level for staff audiologists. At this level, audiologists are licensed to practice independently in the provision of audiologic services, consulting with peers and supervisors as approprie. Audiologists serve as consultants to other health care professionals and are recognized subject mter experts (SME) on mters reled to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders. The supervisor may assign staff audiologists to any VHA program and setting, such as inpient or outpient medicine, primary care, surgery, hearing health, neurology, rehabilition medicine, gerirics, compension, and pension. Audiologists diagnose audiologic disorders, conduct audiologic, or neuro-audiologic assessments; tre auditory disorders through various modalities; and provide adjunctive interventions for the trement of medical disorders. Audiologists consult with medical center staff on various pient care issues. Staff audiologists may be involved in program evaluion, teaching, training, and research activities. Among the modalities provided are individual, family, and group audiologic rehabilition.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS12.

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Creditable Experience . (1). Current Professional Audiology Practice . Individuals may obtain creditable, audiologic work experience through paid or non-paid employment providing audiologic work or by participing in a supervised 2 postdoctoral audiology training program (th is, fellowship or residency). Audiologic work experience must occur after all academic requirements are met and the doctoral degree is awarded. “Professional audiology practice” includes but is not limited to the following audiology-oriented job duties: providing professional clinical services, conducting research, carrying out educion, training activities, and carrying out the program. (2). Quality of Experience. Experience is only creditable if it is postdoctoral experience performing the duties of a professional audiologist and must be directly reled to the duties to be performed. Qualifying experience must also be comparable to or exceed professional audiology experience the next lower level. (3). Part-time Experience. Part-time experience is creditable according to its relionship to a full-time work week. For example, an audiologist employed 20 hours per week or on a half-time basis, would receive one full-time workweek of credit for each two weeks of service. (4). Postdoctoral Degree Fellowships. Postdoctoral fellowships or residencies are training programs in an advanced area of clinical practice. Training th an individual gained as a fellow or resident after the college or university awarded the doctoral degree is creditable experience. Educion

IMPORTANT

A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.

Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion During the applicion 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 applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion 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 stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

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

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Copy of full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia. Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) Copy of full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia. Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/20/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Monique Barton Phone Address VA New Jersey Health Care System 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Copy of full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia. Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) Copy of full, current and unrestricted license to practice audiology the doctoral level in a United Stes ste, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia. Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/20/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Monique Barton Phone Address VA New Jersey Health Care System 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/12/2025 to 06/20/2025 Salary $104,436 – $135,773 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Lyons, NJ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBDT-12748512-25-MB

Control number 838625100 ., .