Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States
• Education: (1) Experience
• Six months of experience comparable to the next lower level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities related to the duties of the position to be filled
• OR (2) Education
• Successful completion of two academic years above high school leading to an associate degree or a bachelor's degree with at least12 semester hours in courses related to the position
• OR (3) Experience/Education Combination
• Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying
• An example of a combination of experience/education is three months of experience comparable to the next lower level which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities related to the duties of the position to be filled and one year above high school with a minimum of 6 semester hours related to the health care industry
• Certification: Certification by the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) as a Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC)
• English Language Proficiency: Must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by38 U.S.C. 7403 (f)
• Grade Determination GS-8: Experience
• Completion of one year of progressive experience and/or experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-7) directly related to the position being filled
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: (a) Ability to conduct employee hearing conservation education and training
• (b) Knowledge of the hearing conservation program requirements to manage records and files
• (c) Ability to perform pure tone air conduction testing
• (d) Ability to provide audiologic technical support to the employee hearing conservation program
• (e) Ability to identify a threshold shift and make appropriate referrals for further testing when indicated
• Certification: Must currently possess CAOHC certification as a COHC The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-8.