Audiologist

This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the medical center including all clinical and patient care areas involved with the service. The incumbent is a staff audiologist. For this assignment the incumbent is an Audiologist at the full performance level for staff audiologists. The staff audiologist conducts a full range of audiological evaluations to determine the type and degree of hearing loss, determines patients' need for amplification, predicts and measures the effectiveness of amplification, and determines need for and type of rehabilitation and counseling of veterans with hearing loss and their families. Duties include, but not limited to: * Identifies and evaluates individuals with hearing disorders in the reception and perception of speech, language, and other acoustic signals. * Administers the full range of tests including auditory evoked potentials, tinnitus, and balance assessment; evaluates the type and degree of hearing loss. * Responsible for direct services of a remedial and preventative nature. * Counsels patients and family members regarding management of hearing communication, and vestibular disorders. * Serves as a consultant to other facility personnel involving the most difficult and complex cases. * Provides professional advice and consultation in areas related to professional audiology to other health care professionals. * Serves as consultant to other health care professionals and are recognized subject matter experts (SME) on matters related to hearing, tinnitus, and balance disorders. * Independently applies professional contemporary audiology treatments to the full range of patient populations. * Applies 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 advanced amplification technology. * Assists in the training and supervision of students, trainees, externs, and fellows, providing feedback on progress toward established educational goals. * Responsible for planning and carrying out the assignment, resolving most of the conflicts that arise, coordinating the work with others as necessary and interpreting policy on own initiative in terms of established objectives. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:30- 4:00 pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 70314-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Created: 2026-04-16