Audiologist

Department

Lakes ENT

Employment Status

0.9 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) – 32 hours per week scheduled patient care time; 4 hours per week administrative time.

Hours

Day Shift

Position Objective

The Audiologist provides patient-centered care in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, and evidence-based intervention and treatment of hearing, balance and other related disorders for people of all ages.

Essential Responsibilities

Assessment and Identification

• Identify, test, diagnose and manage disorders of human hearing, balance, and tinnitus; interpret results of behavioral and objective measures, newborn through geriatric age patients
• Counsel patients about hearing health and the possible need for treatment/management
• Assess the candidacy of persons with hearing loss for hearing aids and cochlear implants and provide fitting, programming, and audiologic rehabilitation to ensure the best possible outcomes

Management and Treatment

• Perform otoscopic examination of ear canals and ear drum, manage the removal of excessive cerumen, and make ear impressions
• Recommend and provide hearing aid selection, fitting, and programming
• Recommend and provide hearing assistive technology systems (HATS)
• Recommend and provide audiologic rehabilitation—including speech reading, communication management, language development, and auditory skill development
• Perform assessment and nonmedical management of tinnitus
• Counsel and educate patients and families/caregivers on the psychosocial adjustments of hearing loss

Prevention and Education

• Collaborate with educators regarding communication management, educational implications of hearing loss, educational programming, classroom acoustics, and large-area amplification systems for children with hearing loss
• Educate the public on the prevention of hearing loss, tinnitus, and falls
• Consult about accessibility for persons with hearing loss in public and private buildings, programs, and services
• Implement and/or coordinate community, school-based, or occupational hearing screening and conservation programs
• Participate in the development of professional and technical standards
• Demonstrate the value of audiologic services by measuring functional outcomes, consumer satisfaction, and effectiveness of treatment

Required Qualifications

• Audiology Master's Degree
• Training Completed after August 30, 2007: Doctoral Degree is required with emphasis in audiology
• MN Audiologist License

Preferred Qualifications

• ASHA CCC Certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent organization skills
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and cutting edge technology
• Ability to work independently and with multidisciplinary team members

Benefit Status

Full-Time

Union Position

No