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Monday-Friday-8:00AM-4:30PM
Day Shift-40 hours per week
Primary location will be at Cardinal Glennon Hospital, may need to travel at one of our other locations.
Job Summary:
Provides office support for the Audiology department in addition to performing audiometric screenings.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitors and maintains daily and future schedules, including the supply schedule, allocate schedule and daily reconciliation of provider schedules.
- Coordinates buying, receiving, stocking and pricing of hearing aid products. Orders and maintains adequate inventory.
- Assists patients with understanding insurance benefits, discounts and payment options. Develops quotes for services and equipment. Creates contracts for orders.
- Verifies insurance and completes prior authorizations for hearing aid purchases.
- Performs industrial audiometric screenings (after certification).
- Performs minor hearing aid repairs and cleaning as needed.
- Maintains treatment rooms, stocks supplies, cleans and sterilizes instruments on a regular basis.
- Assists the Audiologist with testing of children through use of visual reinforcement audiometry and play audiometry and distraction during immittance testing.
- Rooms patients, prepares them for various types of testing.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- High school diploma or equivalent
EXPERIENCE
- No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Rare climbing.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type:
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Benefits:
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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