Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Audiologist I, Speech & Audiology-OTO

Galveston, Texas, United States

New

Clerical & Administrative Support

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2406308

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Audiology

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in electrophysiological and central auditory processing testing.

• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

• Certification or eligible for Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CCC-A), or American Board of Audiology (ABAC)

• Licensure or eligible for Audiology License from the Texas State Board of Examiners for Speech Language Pathology and Audiology.

JOB SUMMARY:

To provide comprehensive audiological diagnosis and evaluation, and to initiate and conduct habilitative and rehabilitative treatment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Administers a variety of routine audiometric tests designed to determine patient's hearing range, degree, site, and nature of damage to auditory system and courses of treatment.

• Differentiates between organic and non-organic hearing loss by evaluation of total response pattern and use of special tests.

• Coordinates audiometric results with other diagnostic data, such as medical, educational, social, and behavioral information.

• Participates in conservation, habilitative, and rehabilitative programs, including hearing aid selection and orientation, counseling, auditory training, speech reading, and speech conservation.

• Interprets test results and writes reports on diagnostic findings, implications of hearing disorders, treatment planning and patient's progress.

• Determines need for patient referral to specialists.

• Provides patient evaluation and treatments, employing techniques consistent with age specific concerns for the following age groups: neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric as defined in position addendum.

• Understands candidacy and referral criteria for implantable hearing technology.

SALARY RANGE:

Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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