Audiology Extern

SSM Health

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About The Position

It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health SLUCare Center for Specialized Medicine Worker Type: Regular Job Summary: Provides office support for the Audiology department in addition to performing audiometric screenings.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• No experience required
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.
• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment.
• Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and maintains daily and future schedules, including the supply schedule, allocate schedule and daily reconciliation of provider schedules.
• Coordinates buying, receiving, stocking and pricing of hearing aid products. Orders and maintains adequate inventory.
• Assists patients with understanding insurance benefits, discounts and payment options.
• Develops quotes for services and equipment. Creates contracts for orders.
• Verifies insurance and completes prior authorizations for hearing aid purchases.
• Performs industrial audiometric screenings (after certification).
• Performs minor hearing aid repairs and cleaning as needed.
• Maintains treatment rooms, stocks supplies, cleans and sterilizes instruments on a regular basis.
• Assists the Audiologist with testing of children through use of visual reinforcement audiometry and play audiometry and distraction during immittance testing.
• Rooms patients, prepares them for various types of testing.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees