Audiology Intern
About The Position
This position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana. The intern provides a wide range of audiological services under the supervision of a certified, licensed Audiologist. The intern will review medical records, interview parents/caregivers, and select appropriate devices and ear molds based on audiometric configuration, patient's listening environment, and level of functioning. The intern will also assist with the Hearing Aid/ALD Loaner Bank, generate appropriate documents for recordkeeping, reporting, and referrals, and complete assigned tasks related to EARS, Infant Hearing Screening, HOP/outreach screening, and amplification/calibration repairs and maintenance projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Enrolled in a graduate program in Audiology
- Experience not Required
Nice To Haves
- Currently enrolled in Audiology graduate program
Responsibilities
- With supervision, reviews medical records and interviews parent/caregiver to obtain pertinent health information and relevant patient histories prior to each evaluation to determine a developmentally appropriate protocol.
- Utilizes Cross-Creek Principle with each patient to make a reliable and valid judgement and seeks assistance from other staff to enhance the evaluation integrity and completeness.
- Under supervision, assists in the selection, verification, and management of amplification needs for identified patients.
- Pre-selects appropriate device(s) and ear molds based on audiometric configuration, patients listening environment and level of functioning.
- Uses appropriate software in pre-selection and programming stages of the fitting process.
- Confirms selection through functional and objective measures.
- Assists with the Hearing Aid/ALD Loaner Bank and documents and routes repairs to appropriate manufacturer.
- Generates appropriate documents for recordkeeping, reporting and referrals with appropriate supervision. This includes: a) completing the summary section of the audiogram and the date of service obtaining supervisor signature and routing to medical records, b) completing documentation and entries regarding patients in electronic databases and including those for scheduling and for amplification fittings, c) completes and routes charge sheets, follow-up forms, and patient education forms as directed.
- Completes assigned tasks relative to EARS; Infant Hearing Screening; HOP/outreach screening; amplification/calibration repairs and maintenance projects.
- Completes all other duties as assigned by the director or his/her designee.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
