Pediatric Audiologist - Baton Rouge and Covington

LCMC Health • Saint George, LA

76d • Onsite

About The Position

The Audiologist evaluates, diagnoses, and provides aural rehabilitative services to patients ranging from infancy through 21 years of age who demonstrate hearing loss. Responsibilities include administering a variety of diagnostic tests to assess hearing levels and identify hearing impairments, recommending and prescribing hearing aids and/or specialized training, and coordinating audiometric findings with other diagnostic information. The Audiologist also assists in the selection, fitting, and use of appropriate hearing devices and develops treatment recommendations to support optimal patient outcomes.

At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

Requirements

• 6 months of experience Certified Audiologist
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider American Heart Association
• Audiology American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Audiology Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Responsibilities

• Performs patient hearing test assessments, analyzes results and recommends varied treatment and product options.
• Delivers clinically appropriate evaluation, therapy and aural rehabilitative services to assigned population/patients with hearing and balance problems as guided by preferred practices outlined in the Standards of Clinical Practices Manual. Generates appropriate rehabilitative protocols/timelines.
• Counsels patients, documents treatment plans and works with the physician on a treatment plan. Develops appropriate recommendations for patient follow-up.
• Provides clinically appropriate neural telemetry testing in the operating room.
• Fits and dispenses hearing aids or other equipment as required.
• Performs daily equipment biological calibrations, maintains equipment, and initiates requests for repair.
• Keeps accurate and comprehensive records in patient's medical chart and department-based files.
• Facilitates the organization’s compliance with JCAHO, CARF, ASHA, OSHA and ADA guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed