This position is in the Audiology Section of the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at the VA Northern California Healthcare System. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the health care system including all clinical and patient care areas and CBOCs involved with the service. Incumbent is Audiology Section Chief for the Audiology Section. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Citizen of the United States (Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.). Education. Master's degree or its equivalent in audiology or hearing science from an accredited college or university is required. ["Accredited" means a college or university accredited by a regional accreditation organization and an audiology program recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) and/or the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).] NOTE: Effective January 1, 2007, the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA accredits only doctoral degree programs in audiology or hearing science. 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. Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. English Language Proficiency. Audiologists must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part. Grade Determinations: GS-13 Licensure The incumbent must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Education and Experience Completion of 1 year of professional experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12 directly related to the position being filled, and must fully meet the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) at that level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the [KSAs identified for the assignment] demonstrate the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs as indicated by an asterisk (*): a.]. Ability to balance responsibilities and to work with great autonomy; [b.] Ability to set priorities and delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems and develop and implement effective solutions; *[c.] Ability to analyze and use data effectively to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity within the section; [d.] Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers; [e.] Knowledge of, and ability to utilize, evidence-based practices and clinical practice guidelines in a professional area, and to guide the section staff in applying these tools; *[f.]) Ability to analyze organizational and operational problems and to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient section operation; [g.] Skill in problem solving and conflict resolution; and [h.] Skill in the application and analysis of scientific and clinical literature in a professional area. Assignment Supervisory audiologists or section chiefs exercise supervision, administrative management and direction of the audiology program in a unified audiology and speech-language pathology service or equivalent service-level department. They have responsibility for general or technical supervision of key clinical or training programs and overall technical and administrative oversight of audiologists depending on grade level. Supervisory audiologists or section chiefs develop, organize, direct, manage, supervise, control, and implement policies and procedures in focused clinical programs. They plan, assess, and evaluate programs to ensure proper coordination between care delivery within the section and the overall delivery of health care. They make decisions that affect staff and other resources associated with the section and are made with wide latitude of control and independent judgment. They exercise 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; but exercise less authority than service chiefs. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/38, PART II, APPENDIX G29. AUDIOLOGIST QUALIFICATION STANDARD, GS-665, Veterans Health Administration dated August 24, 2010. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: This position is mostly sedentary. Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other, ability to read typed material, hearing aid permitted, emotional and mental stability. ["The Audiologist (Section Chief) for the Audiology Section is responsible for the supervision, administrative management, and direction of the audiology program in the Rehabilitation Service. Incumbent has responsibility for general or technical supervision of key clinical or training programs and overall technical and administrative oversight of audiologists depending on grade level. Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: EDUCATION\na. Provides orientation/training of medical staff.\nb. Assists in orientation and training of new staff.\nc. Assists in the training and supervision of students, trainees, and fellows, providing feedback on progress toward established educational goals.\nd. Keeps current with theory and practice through continuing education programs, journals, textbooks, and other literature, and in-service programs.\ne. Provides patient and family education including informed consent. ADMINISTRATIVE\na. Develops, organizes, directs, manages, supervises, controls, and implements policies and procedures in focused clinical programs.\nb. Plans, assesses, and evaluates programs to ensure proper coordination between health care delivery within the section and the overall delivery of health care;\nc. Makes decisions with wide latitude of control and independent judgment;\nd. 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.\ne. Uses knowledge of contemporary audiology practice;\nf. Uses ability to articulate and communicate assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, and objectives, as well as advise on work methods, practices, and procedures;\ng. Uses ability to coach the clinical team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques;\nh. Shows potential to 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;\ni. Serves as facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating initiatives and consensus building activities among clinical team members with wide divergent backgrounds, interest, and points of view. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm\nTelework: Not Available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #: 612-00689-F\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]