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Incumbent is the Supervisor of the Audiology Section. Incumbent is responsible for the supervision, administrative management, and direction of the audiology program in a unified audiology and speech-language pathology service. Incumbent has responsibility for general or technical supervision of key clinical or training programs and overall technical and administrative oversight of audiologists and technicians.

EDUCATION
Provides orientation and training of new audiology staff.
Assists in the training and supervision of students, trainees, and fellows, providing feedback on progress toward established educational goals.
Keeps current with theory and practice through continuing education programs, journals, textbooks, and other literature, and in-service programs.
Provides patient and family education including informed consent.
Serves as clinical and administrative director of the Audiology Intern program.



ADMINISTRATIVE



In carrying out the administrative duties and responsibilities of the position, the incumbent:
Develops, organizes, directs, manages, supervises, controls, and implements policies and procedures in focused clinical programs.
Plans, assesses, and evaluates programs to ensure proper coordination between health care delivery within the section and the overall delivery of health care;
Makes decisions that affect staff and other resources associated with the section with wide latitude of control and independent judgment;
Exercises supervisory responsibilities such as planning and scheduling work, assigning work to employees, accepting, amending or rejecting completed work, assuring that production and accuracy requirements are met, appraising performance and recommending performance standards and ratings, approving leave, and effecting disciplinary measures.
Uses knowledge of contemporary audiology practice;
Uses ability to articulate and communicate assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, and objectives, as well as advise on work methods, practices, and procedures;
Uses ability to coach the clinical team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques;
Shows potential to monitor and report on status and progress of work, evaluate program quality to ensure that methods, deadlines and quality have been met; and make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities;
Serves as facilitator and/or negotiator in coordinating initiatives and consensus building activities among clinical team members with wide divergent backgrounds, interest, and points of view.
Performs VISTA Scheduling in conformance with VHA Guidelines

CLINICAL

The incumbent is fully responsible for provision of the full range of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services to patients of all ages and all communicative and cognitive levels.



Work Schedule
: 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday


Telework
: Available, ad-hoc basis


Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.


Functional Statement #
: 40322F


Relocation/Recruitment Incentives
: Not authorized


Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not authorized


Fi
nancial Disclosure Report:
Not required