The candidate selected for this position will serve as the Service Chief for the Audiology and Speech Pathology (A&SP) Service at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System.
Duties may include but are not limited to: Manage and direct the Unified Audiology and Speech Pathology (A&SP) sections. Supervis, administratively manag and direct Audiology and Speech Pathology (A&SP) clinic programs. Provide overall technical and administrative oversight for operations within service. Provide orientation/training of medical staff, new staff, students and trainees providing feedback on progress toward establishing educational and professional goals.
Keep current with theory and practice through continuing education programs, journals, textbooks and other literature and in-service programs and uses knowledge of contemporary audiology and speech pathology practice in the day-to-day oversight of the clinic. Provide in-service education for partnering services to provide quality interdisciplinary care for patients. Develop, organize, direct, manage, control and implement policies and procedures in the A&SP clinical programs.
Plan, assess, and evaluate programs to ensure proper coordination between health care delivered by the A&SP service and overall delivery of health care within the facility. Make decisions with wide latitude of control and independent judgement.
Exercise supervisory responsibilities/delegate responsibilities to subordinate staff for planning, scheduling work, assigning work to employees, accepting, amending or rejecting competed work, assuring that production and accuracy requirements are met, appraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratings, assigning delineated clinical privileges, appropriate leave, and effecting disciplinary measures.
Develop and direct educational and training programs, negotiate affiliation agreements with academic partners and setting training objectives. Establish and monitor productivity standards as well as production and performance priorities and manage the work of others to accomplish program goals and missions. Accommodate new and changing work conditions and contingencies, staffing.
Translate management goals and objectives into well-coordinated and controlled service operations. Direct responsibility for development and oversight and adherence of the service level budget. Monitor and report on status and progress of work, evaluate program quality to ensure that methods, deadlines and quality have been met; and make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0700-1630 Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Kyle.Wogen@va.gov · 612-629-7119 X7119
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $127033 – $165148/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-14.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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