Audiology Opportunity for Externship and/or Permanent Audiologist

Purpose:

Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services by assessing and treating neonate, infant, children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric hearing, balance, and communication disorders.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Defines patient hearing impairment and balance disorder by conferring with referring physician; selecting and administering electrophysiological and other relevant tests; operating diagnostic equipment; determining type and degree of hearing impairment and effects on comprehension and speech; interpreting audiometric diagnostic data; preparing written diagnostic reports.
• Provides treatments by cleaning ear canal; fitting hearing aides and other assistive devices; conducting auditory training and instruction in speech and lip reading; counseling patients and families; conducting programs in aural rehabilitation; guiding technical staff.
• Maintains patient records by recording and updating evaluations, changes, progress, and treatments.
• Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes; participating in research programs; evaluating new equipment, devices, and techniques.
• Provides auditory evaluations and education by measuring and studying noise conditions; conducting hearing protection and hearing loss screening programs.
• Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt.
• Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to federal, state, and local regulations, and professional standards.
• Updates job knowledge by tracking trends in new techniques and approaches; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Other Duties:

• Assist physicians in developing new protocols and CT imaging techniques that are unique to this facility
• Participate in research initiatives
• Must be able to communicate calmly, compassionately, and professionally with all different types of patients including the elderly, ailing and handicapped

• Masters or Doctorate Degree in Audiology.
• Required C.C.C. –A classification from ASHA
• Current State professional license