Clinical Audiologist

To assess, diagnose, and treat patients with hearing, balance, and related disorders, utilizing advanced audiological techniques and technologies.

• Evaluate patients' audiologic function, interpret findings, and review test results with patients or responsible adults.
• Document patients' case history, test results, and recommendations for follow-up in the medical record and report results and recommendations to referring physicians and/or primary care physicians.
• Counsel patients about treatment options for hearing loss and refer patients to ear, nose, and throat departments for consultation when appropriate.
• Educate patients about hearing conservation and provide guidance on managing chronic tinnitus.
• Evaluate patients' vestibular function when referred for dizziness, vertigo, or imbalance.
• Perform canalith repositioning maneuvers for patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and counsel patients about vestibular rehabilitation exercises when appropriate.
• Perform and interpret electro-physiologic and special tests of the peripheral and central auditory system.
• Evaluate hearing status of infants and young children with an appropriate comprehensive battery of tests.
• Counsel patients regarding hearing aid device options and evaluate patients' hearing aids when appropriate.
• Enter referrals for hearing aids for members with a hearing aid benefit.
• Perform additional specialized duties, including programming and fitting implantable devices such as cochlear implants, bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHAS), and similar devices, as well as fitting, programming, and troubleshooting hearing aids and assistive listening devices.

• Current employees: Masters degree and a minimum of four (4) years of experience in audiology required - OR - an Au.D.
• New hires: Au.D.

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• Minimum one (1) year of experience in vestibular testing (videonystagmography (VNG) or electronystagmography (ENG)).
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in behavioral pediatric assessment (infants and toddlers).
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in Auditory Evoked Potential testing (all ages).

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