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Health Technician (Audiology)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
On-site Martinez, CA $63K – $82K Apply by Sep 21, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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The position Health Technician (Audiology) (HTA) is located in the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Service (ASPS), Audiology Section, in the VA Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS). The duties and responsibilities are carried out in all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Audiology service. The health technician supports the function of the clinical programs in Audiology.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The primary responsibility is for patient care, supporting diagnostic and treatment procedures, patient charting and patient education, which do not require a full professional audiology education or knowledge and skills represented by audiology licensure.
- →Support functions include both direct patient care and administrative duties.
- →In addition, the incumbent must be able to mentor and train new health technicians (Audiology).
- →This position functions above the full performance level for the Health Technician (Audiology) position and serves in an advanced role.
- →Under supervision of a licensed audiologist, the incumbent performs a full range of duties and is responsible for day-to-day clinical support services of staff audiologists at the assigned location as well as participating in the programmatic development and advanced support of the facility-wide audiology program.
- →The incumbent is expected to exercise independent judgement and will often provide guidance to less experienced staff members and will require minimal direct supervision.
- →This advanced position functions above the full performance level and therefore requires the performance of higher-level duties.
- →The higher-level duties associated with this advanced-level position may include, but are not limited to: Mentors and trains new health technicians in audiology.
- →May develop and implement the technician role for a program in focused area of audiology.
- →Audiology specific duties include, but are not limited to: Prepares patients for advanced testing procedures (vestibular, neurodiagnostic, etc.) performed by the audiologist.
- →Completes electroacoustic analysis on all new hearing aids and those returned from repair.
- →Verifies hearing aid settings are correct upon receiving hearing aid repairs by connecting to Noah and programming previously stored settings into hearing aids.
- →Conducts hearing and tympanometric screening, and otoacoustic emission tests (without interpretation) via store-and-forward technology.
- →Instructing patient on hearing loss or hearing aids on an individual basis or in a group setting.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
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