Health Technician (Audiology)

Allied Health Professional

Duties performed include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide patient care supporting diagnostic and treatment procedures.
• Patient charting and patient education including hearing conservation which do not require a full professional audiology education or knowledge and skills represented by audiology licensure support functions include both direct and administration duties.
• Possess the ability to mentor and train new health technicians in audiology direct patient care.
• Ensures clinical readiness and patient satisfaction through accurate testing, efficient equipment use, and effective patient communication.
• Enables audiologists to concentrate on diagnostic complexities and therapeutic planning by managing technical and preparatory responsibilities.
• Organizes and sanitizes clinic rooms, sound booths, and audiometric equipment.
• Manage office supplies tracking loaner stock hearing aid inventory electronic ordering verifying orders upon arrival to ensure components are present and working correctly.
• Schedule appointments packaging and mailing hearing aids and accessories processing ROES transactions

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday : 07:00am-4:00pm (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

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: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 01713-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs