Audiology Specialist

Kaiser Permanente seeks an Audiologist to join our team at Falls Church Medical Center in Virginia. This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week with a day shift schedule.

The Audiologist will assess, diagnose, and treat patients with hearing, balance, and related disorders. Key responsibilities include evaluating patients' audiologic function, interpreting findings, and reviewing test results with the patient or responsible adult. The Audiologist will also 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.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Counsel patients about treatment options for hearing loss and refer patients to the ear, nose, and throat department for consultation when appropriate.
• Counsel patients about management of chronic tinnitus.
• Educate patients about hearing conservation.
• 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 the hearing status of infants and young children with an appropriate comprehensive battery of tests.
• Counsel patients regarding hearing aid device options.
• Evaluate patients' hearing aids when appropriate and enter referrals for hearing aids for members with a hearing aid benefit.

Requirements:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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).

Compensation and Benefits:

The estimated salary for this position is $120,000-$160,000 per year, depending on experience. Additional benefits include basic life support certification, PECOS enrollment within three months of hire, and more.