Shannon Health
Job Summary
The full time Audiologist will work in a team-based environment to provide the high-level audiologic care. This individual should be able to work efficiently in a fast-paced ENT clinic with a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team. The audiologist will provide diagnostic and therapeutic services by assessing and treating neonate, infant, children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric hearing, balance, and communication disorders.
Physical Requirements
Primarily Works in a well-lighted and air-conditioned environment with period of heavy workload and stress. This role may include working in less-than-ideal home conditions, which can include exposure to extreme temperatures and environments that may not meet typical cleanliness standards such as clutter, unkept surfaces, and homes with pets. Works in various conditions.
Performance: Essential Functions
Decision Making: Ability to make decisions and takes appropriate action based on the information they have. Recognizes own limitations and consults with the supervisor, manager, or team member when appropriate.
Time Management: Works efficiently and manages duties to ensure that tasks are completed with accuracy and within the scheduled shift or reasonable amount of time.
Quality & Quantity: Demonstrates accurate, knowledge and skill to carry out job duties. Follows departmental work policies and procedures. Speed and consistency of output and time utilization of job duties.
Computer Knowledge & Electronic Equipment Use: Demonstrates ability to consistently utilize electronic equipment and online computer programs to perform job duties, including electronic documentation, and order entry.
Resource Utilization: Consistently utilizes and maintains supplies and equipment to minimize lost charges and unnecessary equipment repair-replacement.
Confidentiality: Adheres to established policies on privacy and security requirements for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as applicable by Shannon Policy.
Responsibilities
Supervises the Following Positions
Positions: N/A
Performance: Position Specific Essential Functions
Education
The full time Audiologist will work in a team-based environment to provide the high-level audiologic care. This individual should be able to work efficiently in a fast-paced ENT clinic with a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team. The audiologist will provide diagnostic and therapeutic services by assessing and treating neonate, infant, children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric hearing, balance, and communication disorders.
Physical Requirements
- The ability to perform the duties and responsibility of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
- The ability to consistently lift, push or pull loads of up to fifty (50) pounds. (Unless nursing 50)
- Sufficient strength, mobility and stamina to make frequent location and position changes, assist with patient care, and perform other physical activities of average difficulty.
- Candidates whose disabilities make them unable to meet the requirements will still be considered fully qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodations.
- May be exposed to infectious or contagious disease.
- May have to handle emergency situations.
- May be subject to irregular hours.
- May be required to wear protective equipment such as eye protection, face protection, masks, sterile/nonsterile gloves, isolation gowns.
- May be exposed to toxic/caustic/chemicals/detergents.
- Physical activities include continuous sitting, and occasional walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling and twisting.
- Activity Conditions (Occasionally, Frequently, Continuously):
- Sitting- Continuously
- Walking- Frequently
- Standing- Frequently
- Bending-Occasionally
- Squatting - Occasionally
- Climbing-Occasionally
- Kneeling-Occasionally
- Twisting-Occasionally
- Must be able to see with corrective eye wear.
- Must be able to hear clearly with assistance.
Primarily Works in a well-lighted and air-conditioned environment with period of heavy workload and stress. This role may include working in less-than-ideal home conditions, which can include exposure to extreme temperatures and environments that may not meet typical cleanliness standards such as clutter, unkept surfaces, and homes with pets. Works in various conditions.
Performance: Essential Functions
Decision Making: Ability to make decisions and takes appropriate action based on the information they have. Recognizes own limitations and consults with the supervisor, manager, or team member when appropriate.
Time Management: Works efficiently and manages duties to ensure that tasks are completed with accuracy and within the scheduled shift or reasonable amount of time.
Quality & Quantity: Demonstrates accurate, knowledge and skill to carry out job duties. Follows departmental work policies and procedures. Speed and consistency of output and time utilization of job duties.
Computer Knowledge & Electronic Equipment Use: Demonstrates ability to consistently utilize electronic equipment and online computer programs to perform job duties, including electronic documentation, and order entry.
Resource Utilization: Consistently utilizes and maintains supplies and equipment to minimize lost charges and unnecessary equipment repair-replacement.
Confidentiality: Adheres to established policies on privacy and security requirements for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as applicable by Shannon Policy.
Responsibilities
Supervises the Following Positions
Positions: N/A
Performance: Position Specific Essential Functions
- Identifies and determines type, degree and severity of hearing loss, in patients across the lifespan, utilizing appropriate diagnostic equipment.
- Shows competency in performing vestibular evaluations, interpreting test results and counseling patients regarding balance disorders and recommendations.
- Provides treatment with hearing aids and assistive devices, bone anchored or cochlear implants, exhibiting appropriate programming and/or mapping capabilities and providing counseling and appropriate rehabilitation to patients and families. Preference for competency or willingness to work with the following hearing aid manufacturers: Phonak, Oticon, GN ReSound, and Widex and as well as Cochlear Americas for implants.
- Completes the following tests based on best practices: standard and pediatric audiometry, VNG, EcochG, and ABR/ASSR on newborns and as needed for other populations.
- Adheres to departmental documentation standards, including: content, accuracy, and timeliness.
- Fits patients across the lifespan with custom and non-custom hearing and water protection
- Participates in educational opportunities, reading professional publications and participating in professional organizations and utilizes resources to enhance quality of care provided in the clinical setting.
- Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to federal, state, and local regulations, and professional standards.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
- Required
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
- Doctoral Degree in Audiology (Ph.D., Au.D.)
- Preferred
- One or more years of experience in utilization of Epic EMR
- Required
- Audiologist License
- License must be valid in the State of Texas
- Audiologist License
- Preferred
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competency