Audiologist

Job Summary

As a VHS Audiologist (1099), you will provide audiological evaluations for Veterans in assigned facilities across the US. We are seeking a professional and patient-focused Audiologist to join our team! The ideal candidate will have a strong background in audiology and be adept at treating, diagnosing, and assisting with hearing recovery or loss. The focus of the role will be to test, assess, diagnose and treat patients with hearing or balance issues, to ensure they have the best quality of hearing that is achievable for them.

You will help more people hear better by providing clinical expertise to diagnose and treat hearing loss while ensuring a positive patient experience.

• Examines patients experiencing ear, hearing, and/or other related problems.
• Performs and interprets diagnostic tests, including audiometry evaluations.
• Completes ear-related procedures as needed.
• Fit and dispense hearing aids.
• Develops treatment plans and helps patients with aural rehabilitation.
• Suggests specific hearing assistive technology (HATS) to patients.
• Updates electronic health records (HER).
• Follows all medical laws, guidelines, regulations, and standards.
• Helps public and private organizations improve accessibility.

• AuD or Master’s degree in audiology, active audiology license, and at least 2 years of clinical experience.
• Ability to communicate with patients about sensitive topics.
• Ability to work with other medical professionals as needed to diagnose and treat patients.
• Ability to apply medical knowledge to patient cases to treat and diagnose each case.

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Strong organizational communication, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Results oriented and able to meet project deliverables.
• Cultural sensitivity and awareness with the willingness to work with a diverse patient population.

• A “disabled veteran” is one of the following:
  • a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
  • a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service‑connected disability.
• A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
• An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
• An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

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