This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Section under Diagnostic Services at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, WV. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Audiology service.
Audiologists diagnose audiologic disorders, conduct audiologic or neuro-audiologic Assessments, treat auditory disorders through various modalities. Consults with medical center staff on various patient care issues. Involved in program evaluation, teaching, and training.
Assess the nature, type, and severity of hearing/communication/vestibular disorders: Identifies and evaluates individuals with hearing disorders in the reception and perception of speech, language, and other acoustic signals. Administers the full range of tests including auditory evoked potentials, video nystagmography, rotational tests, tinnitus, and balance assessment; evaluates the type and degree of hearing loss. Recommends remedial measures to mitigate hearing loss.
Responsible for direct services of a remedial and preventative nature. Services encompass the following: selection, evaluation and fitting of hearing aids, assistive listening devices, and accessories; issuance of hearing protection.
Plans, conducts and coordinates auditory (aural) rehabilitation, tinnitus and/or vestibular rehabilitation programs for patients; designs patient-centered treatment plans to assist patient and caregivers to maximize and restore to the greatest extent possible physical and social functioning.
Counsels patients and family members regarding management of hearing communication, and vestibular disorders; Counsels patients family and other health care providers on hearing loss, hearing loss management and provides patient educational resources. Incumbent serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving the most difficult and complex cases.
Provides professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional audiology to other health care professional. Serves as consultant to other health care professional and are recognized subject matters experts (SME) on matters related to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders.
Supervisor may assign staff audiologists to any VHA program and setting, such as inpatient or outpatient medicine, primary care, surgery, hearing health, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, geriatrics, compensation and pension. Independently applies professional contemporary audiology treatments to the full range of patient populations.
Applies clinical skills in such areas as hearing conservation, electrophysiological assessment and interpretation, central auditory function assessment and treatment, counseling for coping with tinnitus, and analysis and fitting of advances amplification technology. Applies knowledge of embryology; genetics; pharmacology; basic physiology/disease processes; the effects of high intensity noise on the auditory mechanism.
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: GS-11-23111-F/GS-12-23112-F
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trudy.wachala@va.gov · 410-691-7328
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $74678 – $116362/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-17.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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