Supervisory Audiologist

The Supervisory Audiologist serves as the Assistant Chief of Audiology at the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System and provides clinical, administrative, and supervisory leadership for Audiology Service operations across applicable patient-care settings. The incumbent shares delegated managerial responsibility with the Service Chief and serves as Acting Service Chief when the Service Chief is unavailable.

Duties include, but are not limited to: A Supervisory Audiologist in this assignment serves as an Assistant Chief; makes decisions affecting staff and other resources. May be delegated full administrative and clinical responsibility for planning and directing the staff assignments in various clinical settings. Encourages professional development, creates an environment of learning, and serves as a mentor to staff audiologists. Responsible for the supervision, administrative management and direction of the program services assigned to them. Ensures compliance with accrediting agency and regulatory requirements, monitors staff performance, and develops and implements programs based on Veterans' needs and current research findings. Duties include but are not limited to resolving staff conflicts that might interfere with the service delivery, identifying continuing education and training needs and other clinical and administrative responsibilities to ensure that the mission of the service and the medical center has been satisfied. May interview candidates for positions, and recommend appointments, advancements, or disciplinary actions when appropriate. May develop position descriptions and functional statements and are responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area. May make selections, assign personnel, and serve as a mentor to help employees develop their full potential. Maintains interdepartmental relationships with other services to accomplish medical center goals as well as foster and maintain community contacts. May develop and initiate new assessment and treatment programs and may develop policies and procedures. Independently provides audiologic services at all levels of complexity and consult with peers and supervisors as appropriate. Communicates established performance benchmarks to a service or equivalent organizational department. Implements continual performance improvement activities to meet performance benchmarks: Organizes work, sets priorities, delegates tasks and responsibilities, and meets multiple deadlines. Accommodates new and changing work conditions, staffing, and contingencies. Performs a full scope of managerial responsibilities: Exercises supervision, administrative management, and direction of both professional areas in a unified audiology and speech-language pathology service or equivalent service-level department; responsible for general or technical supervision of key clinical or training programs within the service, and overall technical and administrative oversight of audiologists. Leads audiologists, speech-language pathologists and/or professionals within associated disciplines: Shows potential to supervise, motivate, and manage effectively a diverse clinical staff. Shows potential skill in assessing qualifications and abilities of current and prospective employees. Develops contingencies to ensure continual service operations: Shows potential for knowledge and ability to apply administrative and human resource policies effectively. Work Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 6:30 am - 5:00 pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized