Audiologist - Fields (Sign-On Bonus Available)
About The Position
Christie Clinic is seeking a full-time clinical Audiologist for its Audiology department at the Fields clinic in Champaign, Illinois. The position provides direct patient services in diagnostic audiologic testing, vestibular testing and rehabilitation, and hearing aid recommendation and fitting. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with no night or weekend requirements. The Audiologist obtains patient histories, conducts and interprets diagnostic tests for auditory and vestibular complaints, documents and communicates results, and develops rehabilitation strategies for patients with vestibular conditions or hearing loss. The role also includes patient and family counseling, referrals, hearing aid support, community education, equipment maintenance, staff and student training, and participation in required meetings and professional affiliations. The work takes place in a demanding clinic environment where accuracy and speed are important. The role may involve exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids and may require working with patients who are confused or distressed. Physical demands include prolonged standing or sitting, frequent bending, stooping or stretching, occasional patient lifting or positioning, and lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds for 25 feet.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Audiology.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA.
- Illinois Hearing Aid License from IDPH.
- Audiology license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Responsibilities
- Obtain case histories through chart review, patient interviews, behavioral observation, and family reports.
- Perform diagnostic tests to determine the degree and site of auditory or vestibular loss, including VRA, BOA, CPA, routine audiometric procedures, ABR, OAE, ENG, and CAP screening.
- Interpret test results and communicate them in dictated chart notes or verbally to allied medical professionals.
- Develop and implement rehabilitation strategies for patients with vestibular lesions or hearing loss, including vestibular rehabilitation, CRP, and hearing aid evaluation, fitting, verification, and validation.
- Counsel patients and their families.
- Refer patients to appropriate allied health professionals as needed.
- Provide technical assistance to hearing aid patients, including minor repairs, earmold modifications, and assistance with listening devices and FM systems.
- Educate patients about hearing loss prevention, including counseling and custom earplugs.
- Promote community education through health screenings, educational lectures, and news releases.
- Maintain audiologic test equipment daily and recommend new audiologic procedures as needed.
- Provide in-service training for staff, interns, and students.
- Attend required meetings and seminars and maintain necessary professional affiliations.
- Perform related duties as required.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal, holiday, and birthday leave.
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.
- 401(k) plan.
- Medical Flexible Spending Account.
- Health insurance.
- Identity theft protection.
- Dental insurance.
- Malpractice/professional liability coverage.
- Vision insurance.
- Continuing education reimbursement.
- Group term life insurance.
- Relocation expense reimbursement.
- Long-term disability insurance.
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Sign-on bonus available.
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Job Type
Full-time
