About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
This position is located at Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 Health Technician (Audiology): Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting audiometric examinations, maintaining or calibrating medical equipment, and reviewing or screening patients' medical records.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Audiology. OR Combination of
Education and Experience
A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.
Major Duties
- Conduct otoscopic examinations prior to audiometric testing.
- Identify anatomical abnormalities in the ear canal and recommend custom hearing protection when appropriate.
- Administer pure-tone threshold audiometric evaluations.
- Document diagnostics and procedures in electronic medical record.
- Assist the Army Hearing Program staff in providing Hearing Health Education.