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.

Benefit Status

Full-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 audio logic 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 audio logic 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 audio logic 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

Union Position

No