AUDIOLOGIST

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Sign‑On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Compensation: $44.05/hr – $55.61/hr

Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnostic, and rehabilitative services for all areas of auditory, vestibular, and related disorders. Provide supervision of graduate students and clinical fellows. Ensure adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.

• Auditive Evals – Provide direct clinical services to patients including standard hearing evaluations, electrophysiologic testing, otoacoustic emission testing, and electronystagmography testing.
• Assessment – Provide patient care services including assessment, diagnosis, prevention, identification, consultation, habilitation, rehabilitation, instruction, counseling, and prognostication.
• Auditory Services – Provide auditory services including hearing aid and assistive listening device evaluations and dispensing; initiate appropriate follow-up and referral to other healthcare professionals.
• Hearing Impairment – Supervise programs identifying cases of hearing impairment including newborn hearing screens.
• Policy & Procedure – Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• Supervision – Supervise graduate students, clinical fellows, and/or paraprofessionals as delegated.
• Education & Liaison – Provide in‑services and serve as a liaison to other health care providers and related professionals as assigned.
• Equipment & Records – Provide support and assistance in the areas of equipment calibration, maintenance and supply; monitor and maintain departmental data and records.
• Customer Relations – Establish and maintain good rapport and effective working relationships with patients, visitors, physicians, and hospital employees.
• Patient Safety – Follow patient safety‑related policies, procedures and protocols; proactive improvement; report and correct environmental conditions; encourage patient participation.

• Essential
  
  Education:
  
  Master’s Degree.
• Essential
  
  Experience:
  
  No minimum experience required.
• Bilingual:
  English / American Sign Language, Spanish, or other languages.
• Essential Credentials: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Provider or Prof Rescuer within 30 days;
  Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing License in NM within 60 days.
• Physical Conditions:
  
  Light work – up to 20 lbs force occasionally; may require walking or standing significantly.