Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship
• Citizen of the United States
• (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part
• Education
• A master's degree or its equivalent in audiology or hearing science from an accredited college or university
• or, a master's degree, or its equivalent, in speech-language pathology, communication sciences and disorders, or a related field, from an accredited college or university
• "Accredited" means a college or university [recognized] by a regional accreditation organization and an audiology or speech- language pathology program [recognized] by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Licensure
• For those grades that require licensure (GS-12 and above), the incumbent must hold a full, current, and unrestricted license in both in a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia
• May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
• Grade Determinations: The full performance level for this qualification standard is GS-12
• Preferred Experience: More than two years and Bilingual fluent in Spanish and English
• Experience with instrumental swallowing evaluations (MBS and FEES) and laryngectomy rehabilitation with TEP
• assistive technology evaluations
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is 12
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of 12 to 12
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.