Audiologist (Clinical Specialist)

Audiology Staff Specialist

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Incumbent is a staff audiologist who has special clinical program responsibilities with clinical education activities.
• Incumbent is responsible for creating, training, monitoring and tracking the audiology trainee program within the unified ASP Clinic.
• The clinical specialist provides leadership and directs oversight in the design, development, implementation, planning and management of the ASP-traineeship program.
• Serves as a coach or facilitator for an interdisciplinary team and is responsible for training all support staff and trainees as it relates to the specialty program.
• Provides orientation/training of medical staff and trainees.
• Assists in orientation and training of new staff and trainees.
• Primary preceptor in the training and supervision of students, trainees, and fellows, providing feedback on progress toward established educational goals.
• Keeps current with theory and practice through continuing education programs, journals, textbooks, and other literature, and in-service programs.
• Ensures all TMS training is completed by trainees to current standards in compliance with VHA and HIPAA guidelines.
• Has overall responsibility for developing and directing education and training programs within the unified audiology and speech pathology clinic at all campuses within the Columbia VA Health Care System.
• Uses knowledge in a focused area of contemporary audiology education practices.
• Assists as a coach or facilitator for an interdisciplinary team and for training of staff and trainees as it relates to preceptor coordination processes within the CVAHCS ASP Clinic.
• Articulates and communicates goals, objectives, and focused initiatives for a specialized clinical program, as well as guiding other service staff members on work methods, practices, and procedures.
• Monitors and evaluates the work of a specialized clinical program and makes adjustments in procedures or practices to accomplish program goals.
• Created and maintains the handouts, training guides, questionnaires and presentations for the audiology and speech pathology clinical education program.
• Tracks the performance of each program through analysis of data supplied by the clinicians.
• Recommends appointment, advancement, or disciplinary actions of trainees under the clinical education program.
• Develops, organizes, directs, manages, supervises, controls, and implements policies and procedures in focused clinical programs.
• All other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Tuesday-Friday; 7:30am- 6:00pm

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement: 55083F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized