What are the responsibilities and job description for the Newborn Hearing Screen Coordinator position at Pediatrix?
Overview
Responsibilities
The Hearing Screen Coordinator performs hearing screens and provides education to parents pertaining to the relevance of hearing screening and early intervention, records patient information and hearing screen results and supervises staff.
- Performs hearing screens on newborns in the parent’s room (unless conditions do not permit) using guidelines and protocols established and approved by the management.
- Organizes, manages and tracks computer-based data in a timely and accurate manner, including but not limited to, completing payroll templates, uploading data, completing monthly statistics and monitoring and fixing edit reports.
- Responsible for state reporting of hearing screen results where applicable.
- Interfaces professionally and timely with parents, hospital personnel, physicians and management as needed.
- Responsible for facilitating refer process for all referred babies, including submission of all necessary documents to management and entering information in Soundata, as well as developing rapport with both refer families and local ENT/audiologists.
- Problem solves, documents and resolves screening issues within the program in a timely manner.
- Hires, performs initial and ongoing training to hearing screeners as needed and follows all relevant protocols for screening personnel.
- Provides strategic and adequate staffing utilizing certified NBHS screening personnel.
- Monitors and ensures employee files are up-to-date at all times and ensures all employees are in compliance with Pediatrix requirements as well as facility, OSHA, HIPPA and The Joint Commission requirements.
- Assesses and evaluates personnel regularly using the guidelines established by Pediatrix and appropriately documents.
- Monitors inventory of supplies as needed and communicates necessary adjustments to Regional Manager/Regional Coordinator.
- Submit all expense invoices for payment on a timely basis.
- Maintains hearing screen equipment, including annual calibrations, and notifies appropriate vendor and management of any issues.
- Observes, adheres to and enforces all established company and hospital policies and procedures, and participates in both company and hospital training/orientation when applicable.
- Follows proper protocols and reporting for risk management issues if they arise.
- Holds monthly meeting with program Medical Sponsor to review monthly program summaries and statistics.
- Holds routine staff meetings.
- Performs other duties as requested.
Qualifications
Education level: High School or equivalent.
Experience Years: Previous management or supervisory experience preferred.
Experience Industry: Prior experience with newborns and in a medical setting preferred.
- Excellent organizational and follow-up skills.
- Detail and multi-task oriented.
- Computer literate and familiar with Excel.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to delegate.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Ability to effectively prioritize daily tasks and assignments.
- Demonstrate sensitivity when handling infants.
- Able to work on weekends and national holidays.
Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience will be considered.
Benefits and Compensation
Benefits for Full Time employees and qualified dependents:
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Progyny Fertility Benefits
- Livongo Diabetes Management
- Teladoc Health and Second Opinion Services
- Smart Shopper
- 401(K) Thrift Program & Sharing Plan**
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) – 15% discount*
- Basic Employee; Spouse; Child Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Employee Optional Life and AD&D
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Pre-Tax Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Employee and Dependent Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)**
- Parental Leave Benefit
- Sick Pay Bank
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)**
- Group Aflac Policies
- Identity Theft Protection
- Employee Charitable Fund
- Care.com
- Various Discount Programs
*Part Time Regular employee classifications also receive this benefit
**Available to part-time regular and part-time casual employees aged 21 and over
About Us
Pediatrix Medical Group is one of the nation’s leading providers of highly specialized health care for women, babies and children. Since 1979, Pediatrix has grown from a single neonatology practice to a national, multispecialty medical group. Pediatrix-affiliated clinicians are committed to providing coordinated, compassionate and clinically excellent services to women, babies and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices. The group’s high-quality, evidence-based care is bolstered by significant investments in research, education, quality-improvement and safety initiatives.
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Pediatrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
