Infant Hearing Screener - PRN -1st Shift
HH Health System•Huntsville, AL
•Onsite
About The Position
The Infant Hearing Screener is responsible for performing hearing screens on neonates prior to discharge. He/she is also responsible for documenting screening results in the medical record and entering screening data into the Hearing Screen Computer database. Other responsibilities may include but are not limited to patient care tech and secretarial tasks within the Pediatric Therapy and Audiology department.
Requirements
- HS/GED required
- Healthcare experience required
- Able to work independently to complete specific procedures consistently.
- Complete training with adequate demonstration of competency-based skills necessary to perform the specific tasks assigned.
- Willingness to follow hospital policies, regulations, and procedures.
- Able to communicate and interact with hospital and medical staff reliably and maturely.
- Able to meet the physical demands of the screening process (e.g. - able to stand, walk, and handle equipment for prolonged periods of time, able to see and read small print on infant ID badges and to comprehend English).
- Able to remember a precise sequence of instructions for the screening protocol.
- Able to handle and operate electrical equipment and to safely apply small objects to infant ears and head to accomplish the hearing screening.
Responsibilities
- Performing hearing screens on neonates prior to discharge.
- Documenting screening results in the medical record.
- Entering screening data into the Hearing Screen Computer database.
- Performing patient care tech and secretarial tasks within the Pediatric Therapy and Audiology department.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- flexible spending
- short term and long term disability
- several retirement account options with 401K organization match
- nurse residency program
- tuition assistance
- student loan reimbursement
- On-site training and education opportunities
- Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more
- childcare
- health and wellness programs
- an onsite employee pharmacy
- a free health clinic
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
