Audiologist (Recruitment/Relocation Incentive)

Audiology Technician

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 25, 2026. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be October 9, 2026. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Identifying, evaluating, diagnosing, managing, and treating disorders of human hearing, balance, tinnitus, and other disorders associated with the practice of audiology.
• Conducting and interpreting behavioral, electroacoustic, or electrophysiologic tests used to evaluate disorders associated with the practice of audiology.
• Evaluating and providing rehabilitation for central auditory processing disorders.
• Selecting, evaluating, fitting and programming amplification devices and systems customized to the individual needs of Veterans; verifying the effectiveness of such devices or systems; counseling and training Veterans in the use of amplification devices and systems, and determining the benefit of amplification devices and systems.
• Providing auditory rehabilitation including speech reading (if qualified), communication management, language development, auditory skill development, and counseling for psychosocial adjustment to hearing loss for persons with hearing loss and their families/caregivers to optimize residual hearing and to mitigate the effects of hearing impairment on activity, participation, and quality of life.
• Providing rehabilitation to persons with balance disorders using habituation, exercise therapy, and balance retraining.
• Consulting on accessibility for persons with hearing loss in public and private buildings, programs, and services.
• Consulting with industry on the development of products and instrumentation related to the measurement and management of auditory or balance function and technical advice to contracting officers on devices and systems associated with the practice of audiology.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 0800 - 1645

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 54376F, 54377F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized

Recruitment Incentives. Recruitment incentives may be authorized to full-time, part time, or intermittent individuals in their first appointment as a Federal employee or to a newly appointed former Federal employee with at least a 90-day break in service

Relocation Incentives. Relocation incentives may be authorized to full-time Federal employees who must change worksite(s) and physically relocate to a different geographic area when the approving official determines that without the incentive, it would be difficult to fill the position with a high-quality candidate.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized