What are the responsibilities and job description for the New Born Hearing Screener position at Cleveland Clinic?
Martin North’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has a dedicated team of caregivers that provide the highest quality, family-centered care to ill neonate and extremely low birth weight infants. This unit provides 24-hour neonatology services, evidence-based nursing practice, and advanced respiratory care. Join our team of caregivers as a Newborn Hearing Screener and become part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
A caregiver in this position works variable shifts, from 8:00am—4:00pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Perform pre-testing procedures including safe transport of newborns following protocol of hospital infant security system and identification, proper placement of sensor tabs and transducer of sound, and ensures proper equipment function, troubleshooting and reporting issues, as necessary.
Calm and comfort baby while test is being performed.
Monitor noise in environment of testing and adjust/modify/controls to reduce noise levels when necessary.
Perform hearing screening on all newborns and infants prior to their discharge in accordance with Florida Department of Health rules and facility protocol using the appropriate objective method: Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) and/or Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR).
Communicate the results of the screening(s) and follow up (if needed) to the patients' family in a confidential, culturally, and linguistically appropriate manner.
Provide test results and answers questions after extensive training by the Audiologist who serves as the coordinator.
Provide written documentation of results in accordance with the law to caregivers and primary care providers within appropriate timelines.
Document required information including quality assurance activities.
Follow policies and procedures regarding baby care within the work environment.
Escalate issues to the appropriate clinical function.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
High school diploma.
One year of experience in a hospital setting or working with infants.
OR Associate's or Bachelor's degree in an allied health field may offset experience requirement
