Audiology Clinical Specialist

Texas Children's Hospital•Houston, TX

37d

About The Position

We're searching for an Audiology Clinical Specialist, someone who's ready to be part of the best ranked children's hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will provide the highest quality age-appropriate audiologic care for patients newborn to 21 years of age within the scope of practice and established practice standards for Audiology. The Clinical Specialist functions effectively as a member of the clinical team by providing advanced practice to patients. He/she provides informal education for and serves as preceptor and mentor of other staff members. Think you've got what it takes?

Requirements

Doctorate required
TXAUDLIC - Texas Audiology License by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (or Texas Department of State Health if issued prior to 2017) required and
BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support American Heart Association required and
CCC-A - Cert-Audiology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association within 6 months of position start date required or
ABA-CERT - Cert-Audiology by the American Board of Audiology within 6 months of position start date required
3 years Post-graduate Audiology experience required
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate Audiology preferred
Pediatric vestibular experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides diagnostic assessments
Age-appropriate diagnostic assessments and interpretation
Amplification evaluations/dispensing, verification, validation, programming and training
Documentation and patient/family education
Complete documentation meeting departmental standards for content, accuracy and timeliness. Written reports must accurately and clearly describe history, test results and recommendations
Follow policies and procedures for best practice according to TCH Audiology protocols
Counsels/educates parents regarding test results/recommendations/financial resources
Serve as mentor for Clinical Generalist or student extern
At least 2 director approved ½ hour topic or case presentations per year to staff, residents, parents, community, and other professionals
Acts as an audiology project leader, committee leader or specialty team leader
Participates in the development of evidence-based protocols and guidelines