What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audiologist position at San Carlos Healthcare Corporation?
Provides services in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing and balance disorders including assessment and management of hearing loss for all ages leading to improved outcomes and quality of life.
ESSENTIAL FUNCITONS
- Conducts comprehensive evaluations, overall findings and diagnoses of patients through use of history and other appropriate tests
- Administer and interpret screening, assessment, and diagnostic procedures, such as air conduction, bone conduction, speech audiometry, acoustic emittance (impedance) tests
- Design rehabilitation programs to help patients learn to identify sounds
- Measure hearing ability, and/or severity of hearing loss in individuals of all ages
- Assess the benefit of amplification devices, such as hearing aids
- Educate individuals on the use and care/maintenance of hearing aids or other assistive listening devices
- Maintains knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, staff meetings and workshop participation
- Participates in departmental orientation, on the job training and quality assurance programs/initiatives
- Participates in a variety of department and hospital educational programs to maintain current skill and competency levels; identifies and discusses performance or training needs with Supervisor
- Performs other duties as required
