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 and are responsible for direct services of a remedial and preventative nature. Services encompass the selection, evaluation and fitting of hearing aids, assistive listening devices, and accessories; issuance of hearing protection. They plan, conduct and coordinate auditory (aural) rehabilitation, tinnitus and/or vestibular rehabilitation programs for patients; 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; counsel patients, family, and other health care providers on hearing loss, hearing loss management and provide patient educational resources. Incumbent serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving the most difficult and complex cases. They provide professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional audiology to other health care professional. They serve as consultant to other health care professional and are recognized subject matters experts (SME) on matters related to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders. 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. 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. 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

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: GS-11-23111-F/GS-12-23112-F