# Lead Health Technician (Audiology)

Hiring organization: [Veterans Health Administration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/veterans-health-administration)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6293c26f-b2fa-48cb-9762-b60c75886cd9

Listed on Veterans Health Administration's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Lead / Staff / Principal
- Location: Hines, IL
- Salary: 62470 – 81208 USD per year

## Summary

This VA hospital role supports audiology clinical services through patient care, hearing aid management, and administrative duties in a structured healthcare environment. It suits someone with healthcare or audiology experience who wants a lead technical role with supervisory responsibilities over other technicians.

_Our summary, not Veterans Health Administration's wording._

## Required

- U.S. citizenship
- Six months comparable experience OR two years post-secondary education with 12+ semester hours in health-related courses OR equivalent combination
- CAOHC Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC) certification
- One year of progressive experience at next lower grade level
- Knowledge of organization and leadership theory
- Ability to apply leadership principles with staff
- Ability to identify clinic operational problems and implement supervisor-approved solutions
- Skill communicating programmatic decisions to staff

## Nice to have

- Previous audiology experience
- Previous hearing aid work experience

Apply on Veterans Health Administration's site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/889292200