Newborn Hearing Technician, Variable Part Time Weekends, Audiology

Adventist HealthCare•Silver Spring, MD

6d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire a Newborn Hearing Technician for our Audiology Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. As a Newborn Hearing Technician you will: • Evaluate and prioritize infants to be screened before being discharged from the hospital • Perform automated hearing screening tests • Document screening test results • Utilize appropriate baby handling skills • Recognize problems with screening equipment, troubleshoot as necessary and report any recurrent or unresolved problems • Recognize potential problems with infant and report problems to physician • Monitor inventory of supplies and report supply needs to program coordinator. • Maintain appropriate supply levels with screening equipment.

Requirements

High School education and diploma or equivalent
Prior experience preferred but not required
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Prior experience with newborns is preferred
Bilingual in Spanish Strongly preferred
Good written and verbal communication; basic computer skills

Nice To Haves

Prior experience preferred
Prior experience with newborns is preferred
Bilingual in Spanish Strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Evaluate and prioritize infants to be screened before being discharged from the hospital
Perform automated hearing screening tests
Document screening test results
Utilize appropriate baby handling skills
Recognize problems with screening equipment, troubleshoot as necessary and report any recurrent or unresolved problems
Recognize potential problems with infant and report problems to physician
Monitor inventory of supplies and report supply needs to program coordinator
Maintain appropriate supply levels with screening equipment