Health Technician- Audiology

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Rochester (Beaver County); Vor Ort; USD 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is seeking a Hearing Tech Assistant within the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service. The role supports hearing aids checks, repair coordination, and prosthetic device management in various clinical areas.

The position requires 6 months of related experience or equivalent educational pathways, with GS-7 grade potential and opportunity to mentor HTAs and assist with advanced testing procedures.

Qualifikationen

• Six months of experience or equivalent education.
• Two academic years above high school, or an associate/bachelor with 12 semester hours in related courses.
• Foreign education must be evaluated for equivalence to U.S. programs.

Aufgaben

• Perform visual and auditory checks of hearing aids and assistive technology.
• Repair or return hearing aids to the factory.
• Restore hearing aid or assistive technology settings after repair or replacement.
• Order, register, certify, issue, and track prosthetic devices.

Kenntnisse

Hearing aid testing

Otoscope operation

Hearing aid programming equipment

Mentoring HTAs

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Associate degree or higher with 12 semester hours in related courses

Tools

Otoscope

Hearing aid programming equipment

Jobbeschreibung

This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. The duties and responsibilities are carried out in all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Audiology Section. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency. HTA, HTSLP or HTASLP candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403 (f).
• Experience and Education
  • Experience. Six months of experience comparable to the next lower level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities related to the duties of the position to be filled. OR
  • Education: Successful completion of two (2) academic years above high school leading to an associate degree or a bachelor's degree with at least 12 semester hours in courses related to the position. OR
  • Experience/Education Combination: Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying. An example of a combination of experience/education is three months of experience comparable to the next lower level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities related to the duties of the position to be filled and one year above high school with a minimum of 6 semester hours related to the health care industry. OR
  • Foreign Education: To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. programs.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations

• Grade Determinations Experience: To meet the required specialized experience for this position, you must have completed one (1) year of progressive experience and/or experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-6, directly related to this position. This experience may include:
  • Completing visual and auditory checks of hearing aids and hearing assistive technology;
  • Repairing or returning hearing aids to the factory;
  • Restoring hearing aid or hearing assistive technology settings after repair or replacement;
  • Ordering, registering, certifying, issuing, and tracking prosthetic devices.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, you must show that you meet the demonstrated KSAs for this position which include the following:
  1. Ability to mentor and train new HTAs.
  2. Ability to prepare patients for advanced testing procedures performed by the audiologist, such as evoked potentials.
  3. Ability to develop and implement the technician role for a program in a focused area of audiology.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-06. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-7

Physical Requirements

Employees must bend/lift with good body mechanics, assist patients in wheelchairs by pushing/pulling, walk short distances multiple times during the day, portions of the day using a desk/computer with good body mechanics, sufficient vision/dexterity to perform Otoscopic exams and ear impressions.