Health Technician (Hearing Instrument Specialist)

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Health Technician (Hearing Instrument Specialist) is part of the Audiology Section at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. The duties and responsibilities are to be carried out in all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Audiology section.

Key Responsibilities

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties of the Health Technician (Hearing Instrument Specialist) include, but are not limited to:. Performs visual and auditory checks of hearing aids and hearing assistive technology-including all hearing aid accessories as well as alerting devices (troubleshoots performance). Fabricates earmold impressions with proper (non-diagnostic) otoscopy.

Orders earmolds based on plan of care through prosthetics or DLC and fitting and modifying earmolds, if necessary. Provides basic hearing aid information for patients and caregivers consistent with the audiologist's treatment plan, including but not limited to, realistic expectations, communication strategies, and/or aural rehabilitation.

Assists in set up and delivery of face-to-face and telehealth visits by preparing the equipment for patient evaluation and other audiology procedures including, but not limited to daily biologic listening calibration of audiometric equipment and calibration of real-ear equipment.

Maintains a comprehensive supply and equipment tracking systems to include monitoring stock of RME and consumable items, ensuring proper inventory levels to complete the daily tasks Prioritizes the acquisition of all supplies and equipment with regard to date of expiration; and may maintain a loaner hearing aid inventory. Assists patients through triaging phone calls and audiology requests with regards to priority and urgency following the audiologist's plan of care.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm; Subject to change based on the needs of the facility. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized. Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: GS-5 580-02451F, GS-6 580-02450F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Requirements & Education

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: 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.

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Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $46979 – $68078/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-28.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.