Audiologist

Summary

Under the supervision of the Practice Manager, the Audiologist holds an advanced degree and holds a state license to practice audiology in order to identify, test, diagnose, and manage disorders of human hearing, balance, and tinnitus. They perform comprehensive audiological services for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of hearing loss and related auditory and vestibular diseases. They interpret the test results, work in tandem with your health care team, and review results as well as counsel the patient on their hearing health. If needed, they discuss, dispense, and adjust hearing aids along with Osseo-integrated devices and cochlear implants.

Education

Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) or Masters in Audiology with graduation prior to 1988

Certification, Registration & Licensure

Licensure: Active licensure in good standing

State:     New Hampshire

Experience

Two years of Audiology practice experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assessment and Identification

Identify, test, diagnose, and manage disorders of human hearing, balance, and tinnitus; interpret test results of behavioral and objective measures

Counsel patients about hearing health and the possible need for treatment/management

Assess the candidacy of persons with hearing loss for hearing aids and cochlear implants and provide fitting, programming, and audiologic rehabilitation to ensure the best possible outcomes

Supervise and conduct newborn hearing screening programs

Evaluate and manage children and adults with central auditory processing disorders

Screen speech-language, the use of sign language, and other factors affecting communication function for the purposes of audiologic evaluation and/or initial identification of individuals with other communication disorders

Management and Treatment

Perform otoscopic examination of ear canals and ear drum, manage the removal of excessive cerumen, and make ear impressions

Recommend and provide hearing aid selection, fitting, and programming

Recommend and provide hearing assistive technology systems (HATS)

Recommend and provide audiologic rehabilitation—including speech reading, communication management, language development, and auditory skill development

Perform assessment and nonmedical management of tinnitus

Counsel and educate patients and families/caregivers on the psychosocial adjustments of hearing loss

Prevention and Education

Collaborate with educators regarding communication management, educational implications of hearing loss, educational programming, classroom acoustics, and large-area amplification systems for children with hearing loss

Educate the public on the prevention of hearing loss, tinnitus, and falls

Consult about accessibility for persons with hearing loss in public and private buildings, programs, and services

Implement and/or coordinate community, school-based, or occupational hearing screening and conservation programs

Participate in the development of professional and technical standards

Demonstrate the value of audiologic services by measuring functional outcomes, consumer satisfaction, and effectiveness of treatment

Supervise audiology assistants who provide support functions to the practice of audiology

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Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is LIGHT. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 pounds.

The employee is frequently required to bend, do fine motor, hear, reach, sit, speak, and walk. The employee is occasionally required to do repetitive motion, squat, and stand.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

The employee is frequently exposed to bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne pathogens, chemotherapeutic agents, toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.