Sr. Audiologist - Per Diem, Day Shift
About The Position
The Sr. Audiologist conducts tests to describe and diagnose auditory pathology in neonatal, pediatric, and geriatric patients. The role provides rehabilitation programs for people with hearing impairments and consults on diagnostic and rehabilitation services for individuals with speech and language disorders. The audiologist communicates with physicians, hearing aid dispensers, community resources, patients, and families to develop and implement appropriate plans of care. The position provides efficient and effective clinical care using technical and organizational skills and critical thinking. It also serves as a technical specialist, models clinical skills, and trains and mentors staff. The role performs patient assessments and diagnostic testing, documents care, supervises and supports others, and helps maintain audiology equipment and supplies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in audiology or speech-language pathology, or equivalent; required for some certifications.
- State audiology licensure in the state of practice.
- CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
- Audiology (AUD) or State Audiology (SAUD) credential.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety (HLFS) certification.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Three years of audiologist experience.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology.
Responsibilities
- Conduct and interpret diagnostic hearing tests for neonatal, pediatric, and geriatric patients, including audiological evaluations, impedance testing, site-of-lesion testing, electronystagmography, and auditory brainstem evoked response testing.
- Create and modify treatment programs based on identified patient needs and responses to interventions.
- Evaluate the need for aural rehabilitation; conduct hearing aid selection, user orientation, and auditory training; and counsel patients and families about problems and implications.
- Consult and coordinate with physicians, hearing aid dispensers, community resources, patients, and families to develop and implement plans of care.
- Document care promptly according to established policies and procedures for regulatory and payer compliance, and perform chart audits.
- Provide supervision to hearing technicians, students, and volunteers; participate in orientation, training, and performance reviews; and assist others with routine problems.
- Serve as a technical specialist on daily tasks and cases, and train and mentor staff.
- Assist with audiology equipment and supply maintenance; coordinate equipment calibration and servicing as needed; and ensure equipment is cleaned according to infection-control recommendations.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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Career Level
Senior
