Audiologist

Duties : Job Summary : To ensure that clinical Audiological services are administered and completed in a timely accurate and reliable manner. Those served include inpatients and outpatients patients requiring care in the home nursing home patients United Health Services Hospitals staff employees affiliated with UHS Inc. vendors and community groups as needed. Priority is given to services which directly affect patients and students. Job Responsibilities : -Applies the accepted principles methods and procedures of measurement prediction non-medical diagnosis and testing to individual patients (and their families or significant others) in relationship to auditory and / or vestibular disorders.-Administers interpreters and supervises Clinical Audiological Services.-Performs complete audiological evaluations (air bone and speech)-Performs middle ear analysis.-Performs site of lesion testing.-Performs ototoxic medication monitoring.-Performs NICU hearing screening.-Performs CAP testing.-Performs Electro-physiological testing.-Performs Industrial hearing screening.-Performs hearing aid evaluations.-Performs selection fitting and follow-up of amplification devices.-Performs counseling for hearing-impaired individuals or groups.-Performs minor repair and modification of hearing instruments.-Assists with program development.-Collects needed data for Continuing Quality Assurance programs.-Provides services referred by physicians or mandated by New York State.-Maintains contracts as a community provider.-Responsible for gathering necessary data for statistical review.-Prepares appropriate reports for distribution to referring physicians on diagnostic finding and recommendations for rehabilitation on patients.-Maintains all medical records for compliance with OSHM JCAHO and standards of Certifying Organizations.-Abides by Service Delivery Standards.

Skills : Required Skills & Experience : -N / A Preferred Skills & Experience : -Previous hospital experience.

Education : Required Education : -Masters Degree in Audiology. Preferred Education : -N / A Required Certifications & Licensure : -New York State license. Preferred Certifications & Licensure : -N / A

Schedule Notes : The position is M-F 8 : 00a-5 : 00p. Preferred experience in infants peds & geriatrics. Candidate must have their NYS license at time of start. The department is small & comfortable. Located in a medical office building directly across the street from our largest hospitals main campus (including the NICU). Audiology is situated across the hall from the ENT practice for ease of collaboration with those providers & staff.

Hours Per Day : 8.00

Hours Per Week 40.00

Department : Audiology :

Job Category : Clinical-Allied

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1