Audiologist

• Evaluate pediatric patients referred to the Audiology Program
• Determine hearing levels, likely auditory-system damage, disability degree and potential benefits of hearing aids or special training
• Prescribe, select, dispense and adjust hearing aids and accessories
• Administer newborn hearing screening, impedance testing, otoacoustic emissions, auditory brainstem response testing, automated steady state response testing, behavioral assessments and auditory processing evaluations
• Counsel and instruct patients and families regarding auditory disabilities, treatment needs and long-term effects
• Monitor children referred to Audiology and connect families with hearing-loss organizations
• Perform cerumen management
• Maintain audiological evaluation reports, hearing-aid progress summaries and professional correspondence
• Develop protocols, databases and student/new-employee handbooks
• Collaborate with physicians, speech-language pathologists and clinical professionals
• Attend patient review conferences, clinics, education classes and meetings
• Mentor audiology and speech pathology students and supervise graduate students during practicum
• Lead and participate in pediatric audiology or otolaryngology research
• Provide in-service training and community lectures
• Attend continuing-education conferences
• Monitor testing-equipment accuracy and calibrate equipment regularly
• Maintain productivity supporting department goals