<p>Summary</p> <p>The position is in the Audiology Section at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis - Indiana. The duties and responsibilities are performed throughout the clinical and patient care areas. This position serves as a Section Chief; manages programs in Complexity Level 1A (high complexity) facilities. The section or organizational entity is a major component of the medical center and the services or programs supervised are highly professional - technical - and complex.</p> <p>Duties</p> <ul> <li>The duties of the position include but are not limited to: Responsible for all professional - management and administrative aspects of the section or organizational entity </li><li>broad and overall responsibility for a section-level organizational unit and has full responsibility for clinical practice - program management - education - human resource management and supervision for the section </li><li>Autonomously manages substantive parts of specialized - complex - professional services that significantly impact Veterans' care </li><li>provides leadership with objective - independent assessments and recommendations for policy - operational and administrative issues and initiatives requiring decision and action </li><li>Monitors work performance to ensure that requirements are satisfied </li><li>interprets and processes a wide variety of data related to program planning and specialized needs of the Veterans - the section - and the medical center </li><li>and ensures policies or issues have been fully coordinated - vetted - and staffed </li><li>Advises executive leadership on implications - key issues - and relationships to interest groups (both internal and external) and recommend courses of action </li><li>coordinates and negotiates resolutions to complex problems </li><li>Assures compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements and corrective action is initiated as needed </li><li>Responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area </li><li>Maintains interdepartmental relationships with other services to accomplish medical center goals </li><li>May prepare special reports and responses - Congressional responses - briefing papers - issue briefs and decision papers for the medical center leadership - which may be highly sensitive - confidential and of a complex nature </li><li>Develops policies and procedures and may develop performance standards - position descriptions and functional statements </li><li>Monitors the clinical performance of staff - conduct performance appraisals - and perform other clinical and administrative responsibilities to ensure that the mission of the section and the medical center has been satisfied </li><li>May set training objectives for staff and delegate responsibilities to subordinate sections </li><li>Promotes collaboration to accomplish goals: Manages and directs the work of others to accomplish program goals and missions </li><li>Supervises - motivates - and effectively manages a diverse clinical staff applicable to a section-level department in a large - complex - or multi-division facility </li><li>Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 7:00AM - 3:30PM Telework: Ad-Hoc </li><li>Telework eligibility may be discussed during the interview process </li><li>Virtual: This is not a virtual position </li><li>Functional Statement #: 92794-0 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized </li></ul>