Clinical Audiologist

To assess, diagnose, and treat patients with hearing, balance, and related disorders. As a Clinical Audiologist at Kaiser Permanente, you will be responsible for evaluating patients' audiologic function, interpreting findings, and reviewing test results with patients or responsible adults.

• Evaluates patients' hearing and balance function, interprets findings, and reviews test results with patients or responsible adults.
• Documents patients' case history, test results, and recommendations for follow-up in the medical record and reports results and recommendations to referring physicians and/or primary care physicians.
• Counsels patients about treatment options for hearing loss and refers patients to ear, nose, and throat departments for consultation when appropriate.
• Counsels patients about management of chronic tinnitus.
• Educates patients about hearing conservation.
• Evaluates patients' vestibular function when referred for dizziness, vertigo, or imbalance.
• Performs canalith repositioning maneuvers for patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and counsels patients about vestibular rehabilitation exercises when appropriate.
• Performs and interprets electro physiologic and special tests of the peripheral and central auditory system.
• Evaluates hearing status of infants and young children with an appropriate comprehensive battery of tests.
• Counsels patients regarding hearing aid device options.
• Evaluates patients' hearing aids when appropriate and enters referrals for hearing aids for members with a hearing aid benefit.
• Additional specialized duties performed to include: Programming and fitting implantable devices such as cochlear implants, bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHAS), and similar devices, and/or fitting, programming, and troubleshooting hearing aids and assistive listening devices, including electroacoustic analysis and real-ear measures, and/or advanced vestibular assessment such as rotary chair, vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP), posturography, or video head impulse testing (vHIT).
• Performs other related duties as directed.

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

• This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
  
• National Provider Identifier
  
• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association
  
• PECOS Enrollment within 3 months of hire

• 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).