Audiologist

Quick Facts

• Role: Audiologist (GS-11 to GS-12; full performance level GS-12)

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30a–4p

• Telework: Not available

• Virtual: Not available

Description

Provide audiological services to patients across a large geographic area, including complex cases. Conduct compensation and pension examinations for hearing impairment adjudication and medico-legal purposes, and counsel veterans, families, caregivers, and other responsible individuals on hearing impairment and treatment options. Perform specialized audiology testing (including site-of-lesion testing, ABR, and ENG/VNG) and provide hearing treatment and rehabilitation such as hearing-aid selection, ear impressions, digital hearing-aid programming, and assistive listening device fitting.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat auditory and balance disorders

• Support differential diagnosis using specialized procedures (site-of-lesion testing, ABR, ENG/VNG)

• Select and fit hearing aids; perform ear impressions and digital hearing-aid programming

• Select and fit assistive listening devices

• Inspect, modify, and repair amplification devices and earmolds

• Deliver hearing-conservation services for employees at noise risk

• Develop and deliver individual and group aural rehabilitation programs focused on amplification use, listening strategies, and optimization of residual hearing

• Assist with instruction and supervision of audiology student trainees

• Provide audiology-related instruction to residents and interns

• Maintain and calibrate electroacoustic and clinical instrumentation using appropriate calibration equipment

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete online onboarding and required pre-employment steps; provide acceptable identification (REAL ID compliant for effective May 7, 2025)

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program for VA Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• Doctor of Audiology (AUD) from an accredited program OR other doctoral degree in hearing science or a directly related field from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

• Full, current, unrestricted doctoral-level audiology license in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth/DC (temporary appointment/exception paths apply only under specified conditions)

• Meet grade-level KSAs for GS-11 or GS-12 (knowledge and contemporary scope of practice; GS-12 requires one year of comparable experience plus additional skills)

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides a comprehensive benefits package for employees and their families; eligibility depends on the type of position held.