Job DescriptionThe Audiologist-Doctorate position at Baptist Medical Group Otolaryngology Specialists involves providing comprehensive audiology services within a busy ENT practice. This includes assessing the clinical status of patients by diagnosing, managing, and habilitating patients of all ages with auditory, vestibular, and related disorders to initiate a treatment process.
- Conduct and interpret a variety of tests, including hearing evaluations, to diagnose hearing and balance disorders
- Conduct audiometric evaluations and assessments
- Perform comprehensive audiological evaluations, including behavioral and physiological testing such as auditory brainstem evoked response (ABR), otoacoustic emissions (OAE), speech detection and recognition, auditory perception, and middle ear measures
- Administer balance function testing including VNG and EcochG
- Provide patient education and counseling regarding hearing health
- Support day-to-day clinic operations including schedule coordination, provision of unscheduled care, and maintenance of hearing technology inventory and equipment
- Assesses the clinical status of the peripheral and central auditory and vestibular systems of neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients to initiate a treatment process
- Develop and implement personalized treatment plans, which may include recommending and fitting hearing aids, cochlear implants, or other assistive listening devices
- Provide direct patient care by fitting and adjusting devices, counseling patients and their families on hearing loss management, and providing education on prevention
- Provides surgeon with immediate feedback on cranial nerve function to assist in avoiding permanent neurofunctional deficits by using neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring
- Work with other healthcare professionals, such as physicians and speech language pathologists, as well as medical students and residents, to coordinate patient care
- Utilizes professional knowledge and communication skills, counsels patient/family regarding results of the assessment and strategies to facilitate patient's recovery from or adjustment to a communication disorder
- Employs screening procedures, identifies at-risk populations and intervenes to minimize the impact on communication/development/ability
- Utilizes professional expertise; confers with physicians, other professionals, and/or referral agencies to provide results for assessment and to recommend appropriate treatment/intervention
- Employs appropriate aural rehabilitation procedures, improves communication abilities of an individual with hearing loss to maximize the patient's interaction skills
- Utilizes the basis of pharmacology to determine how medications may affect the patient's symptoms and results of test procedures
- Provides knowledge of business skills and governmental regulations for third party reimbursement as related to audiological services and procedures
- Employs leadership qualities that support and mentor the department and community
- Understands the role of imaging techniques in the evaluation of audio vestibular pathologies
- Share knowledge gained from professional development to foster growth among team members
- Implement and analyze quality improvement initiatives and share findings to improve clinical service delivery
- Maintain accurate patient records and documentation, and may be involved in billing and coding
- Completes assigned goals
- Performs other duties as assigned
Education:Bachelor's Degree
Doctor of Audiology Degree (AuD)
Licensure:Tennessee State License in Audiology
Certifications:Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A)
Technical Skills:Proficiency with audiometric equipment, software, and other medical technology is essential
Interpersonal Skills:Strong communication, counseling, and problem-solving skills are necessary to effectively interact with patients and their families
Other Skills:Excellent time management, attention to detail, and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team are crucial
