Audiologist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Leonard Wood (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

General Leonard Wood Community Hospital at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, seeks an Audiologist for direct hire. The position requires a graduate degree in audiology with licensure and provides opportunities for recruitment incentives and salary negotiation for federal service entrants.

Responsibilities include evaluating audiology patients, developing and implementing treatment plans, and counseling patients on audiology care.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience evaluating audiology patients.
• Experience implementing audiology treatment plans.
• Counseling or educating patients on audiology treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate audiology patients and develop treatment plans.
• Counsel patients on audiology treatment options.

Skills

Audiology evaluation

Treatment planning

Patient counseling

Education

Graduate degree in Audiology (18 semester hours)

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at General Leonard Wood Community Hospital Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Audiologist:

Education:

Successful completion of a graduate or higher-level graduate degree that included 18 semester hours in the field of audiology with approved clinical practice. The education program must have been approved, recognized, or accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (external link) (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (external link) (ASHA) at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts with your application package).

License:

A full, current, and unrestricted license to practice Audiology in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. (You must provide a copy of your license as part of your application package).

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes evaluating audiology patients; implementing audiology treatment plans; and counseling or educating patients on audiology treatment plans. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.