Audiologist

Job Title

Audiologist

Duties

Audiologists diagnose audiologic disorders, conduct audiologic or neuro-audiologic assessments, treat auditory disorders through various modalities. They consult with medical center staff on various patient care issues and are involved in program evaluation, teaching, and training. They assess the nature, type, and severity of hearing/communication/vestibular disorders, identify and evaluate individuals with hearing disorders in the reception and perception of speech, language, and other acoustic signals. They administer the full range of tests including auditory evoked potentials, video nystagmography, rotational tests, tinnitus, and balance assessment; evaluate the type and degree of hearing loss. They recommend remedial measures to mitigate hearing loss, provide direct services of a remedial and preventative nature, and plan, conduct, and coordinate auditory (aural) rehabilitation, tinnitus and/or vestibular rehabilitation programs for patients. They design patient-centered treatment plans to assist patient and caregivers to maximize and restore to the greatest extent possible physical and social functioning. They counsel patients and family members regarding management of hearing communication, and vestibular disorders, and counsel patients, family, and other health care providers on hearing loss, hearing loss management and provide patient educational resources. They serve as a consultant to other facility personnel involving the most difficult and complex cases, provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional audiology to other health care professional, and serve as a consultant to other health care professional and are recognized subject matters experts (SME) on matters related to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders. The 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. They independently apply professional contemporary audiology treatments to the full range of patient populations, apply 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. They apply 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

Functional Statement

GS-11-23111-F/GS-12-23112-F