Audiologist ENT Chestnut Hill

Beth Israel Lahey Health

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About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Summary: Reporting to the Clinical Manager, the Certified Clinical Audiologist provides comprehensive diagnostic and rehabilitative services to a diverse population of adults and children with hearing and balance disorders from a variety of referral sources. Approximately 80% of the time is expended in direct patient care, with the residual 20% spent analyzing test data, writing reports, communicating with patients and participating in divisional activities and assignments.

Requirements

• Master's degree required in Audiology.
• 1-3 years related work experience required.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech and Hearing Association .
• Possess or be eligible for licensure in Audiology from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• All areas of service must be performed in keeping with current standards of practice as defined by BIDHC/APG, the Medical Center and the American Speech and Hearing Association.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree preferred in Audiology
• Experience in diagnosis and remediation of hearing and balance disorders with proven skills in AEP, ENG/EVG and digital hearing aid fitting.

Responsibilities

• Perform full diagnostic hearing evaluation for pediatric and adults by utilizing the following: thorough case history intake; pure tone air and bone conduction, speech sensitivity and speech discrimination; tympanometry , acoustic reflex threshold and decay; otoacoustic emissions as applicable.
• Interpret results of diagnostic evaluation and make appropriate recommendations for follow-up care to include: further audiological assessment, medical intervention and/or rehabilitative measures.
• Communicate diagnostic findings to patients, family members, physicians and other sources in concise, tactful and language appropriate manner.
• Perform hearing aid evaluation with appropriate recommendation.
• Describe and differentiate between digital technology levels and appropriateness for patient's hearing needs.
• Demonstrate effective technique for earmold impression and competence in programming and fitting the instruments.
• Effectively administer, interpret and apply hearing handicap scales, real-ear analysis and sound field measures.
• Troubleshoot hearing instruments.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor shell repair/modification on all styles of hearing instruments.
• Perform and interpret electro-acoustic analysis of hearing aids.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level