Job Description

Job Description

OU Health is seeking a Audiologist for a job in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Audiologist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

*** Pay is based on years of applicable experience and acuity level of position

\n Position Title: Audiologist - Otolaryngology

Department: Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic

Job Description: Job Description

General Description: The audiologist is responsible for evaluating, treating and counseling with the pediatric, adult, or geriatric patient with hearing and/or balance disorders in accordance with professional, departmental and corporate standards. They model appropriate behavior as exemplified in the department and corporate value system, and demonstrate behavior that supports the operation mission, which reflects a commitment to total quality improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Conducts hearing and balance evaluations for inpatients and outpatients, including neonates, pediatric patients, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients.
• Accesses the history, medical diagnosis, social and communicative condition of the patient through testing and interview to establish a basis for patient treatment (type of services).
• Generates written communications for treating physicians that are timely, clear, and succinct.
• Provides all services with a caring, empathetic manner, holding to the highest professional, ethical and legal standards. 
• Determines patient’s perceptual and communicative needs and formulates, implements, and measures the efficacy of an audiologic rehabilitation treatment plan (type II service).
• Interprets the results of hearing and balance evaluation dat within the context of the patient’s perceptual social and communicative needs; identifies deficit areas and communicates the information clearly to the patient as the first step in rehabilitation. 
• Together with the patient and significant others, develops a rational treatment and monitoring plan, including the use of amplification assistive listening devices, aural rehabilitation, medical management, and counseling as indicated.
• Monitors treatment effectiveness and modifies treatment plan when necessary for optimal treatment outcomes.
• Develops and asses impact of family-based education to facilitate carryover of new skills into everyday environments.
• Together with other audiology staff members, develops methods to identify hearing impaired patients in the hospital and community and facilitates community awareness of hearing impairment and its’ management (Type III Services).
• Develops and maintains data management systems to facilitate efficient follow-up of at-risk patients.
• Presents information within the community to promote awareness of hearing impairments and its’ management.
• Participates in studies designed to assess the effectiveness of hearing screening programs as needed.
• Participates in new methods and systems to promote hearing health care within the hospital and community.
• Provides management of the newborn hearing screen program for OU Health. 
• Promotes professional practice of all members of the departmental care team.
• Participates in quality monitoring and evaluation activities and implements measures to ensure that quality standards are met for AAHC and those set forward by the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, OUHSC, and OU Physicians.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Doctorate in Audiology from an accredited college/university required.

Experience: None.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration Required:

• Active License from the Oklahoma Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
• Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Provides a professional atmosphere by demonstrating a professional demeanor in the work unit and in any affiliated facility.
• Has expertise in at least two of the following areas and provides in-service in the same: infant and pediatric audiology, diagnostic audiology, forensic and occupational audiology, amplification and rehabilitation, balance and spatial orientation.
• Understands otologic and neurologic diagnostic processes well enough to obtain audiologic information that will help the physician distinguish between competing etiological entities in a given patient. 
• Understands the theory behind established clinical protocols and can modify diagnostic procedures to meet the needs of the patient/customer without sacrificing test reliability or validity. 
• Demonstrates knowledge of current amplification technologies, fitting practices, and validation procedures for both the pediatric and adult populations.
• Use basic and advanced diagnosis technologies to screen the hearing of at-risk populations.
• Supports the team concept among all staff; participates in the mutual problem solving to achieve positive outcomes and improve quality of services, documents incidents of critical nature; a participates in departmental meetings.
• Demonstrates initiative identifying opportunities for self- development and enhancement of professional competency though self-study, on-the-job training, and attending processional meetings.
• Demonstrates effective customer relations skills, promotes a positive work environment, and contributes to the overall team effort.
• Takes responsibility for problems, questions, or issues and makes effort to solve or get someone who can, rather than passing on the problem.
• Identifies barriers to efficiency and effectiveness in own job, department or other areas and suggests ways to improve.
• Promotes cooperation and team work among co-workers.
• Takes initiative to coach fellow associates to appreciate and demonstrate customer-focused behaviors.

Current OU Health Employees - Please click HERE to login. OU Health is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.

OU Health Job ID #R0044048. Posted job title: Audiologist - Otolaryngology

About OU Health

OU Health is the state’s only comprehensive academic health system of hospitals, clinics and centers of excellence. With 11,000 employees and more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers, OU Health is home to Oklahoma’s largest doctor network with a complete range of specialty care. OU Health serves Oklahoma and the region with the state’s only freestanding children’s hospital, the only National Cancer Institute-Designated OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma’s flagship hospital, which serves as the state’s only Level 1 trauma center and Edmond Medical Center in the heart of the Edmond Community. Becker’s Hospital Review named University of Oklahoma Medical Center one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America for 2020. OU Health’s oncology program at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center was named Oklahoma’s top facility for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-21 rankings. OU Health also was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as high performing in these specialties: Colon Surgery, COPD and Congestive Heart Failure. OU Health’s mission is to lead healthcare in patient care, education and research.

Experts in prevention, treatment and cures, our team works to improve lives through innovation in medical care, education and research, while investing in the people, technologies and facilities that will enable us to achieve our goals. We are seeking individuals who have a passion and talent for caring for others. By joining our team, you will provide quality health care to our community through the work you do every day. We provide clinical and non-clinical opportunities to further your career and we invite you to explore our available positions.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Sick pay
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Employee assistance programs
• Benefits start day 1

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