Audiologist II, Speech & Audiology-OTO

Galveston, Texas, United States

Allied Health

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2305072

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in Audiology and three years of experience, Certification or eligible for Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, and Licensure or eligible for Audiology License from the Texas State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Job Description:

To provide advanced professional skills in audiological diagnosis and evaluation, and to provide habilitative and rehabilitative treatment services.

Job Duties :

• Administers a variety of routine and complex audiometric tests to determine patients’ hearing threshold, degree, site and nature of damage to the auditory system and course of treatment.

• 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.

• Interprets basic and advanced diagnostic tests and prepares reports on diagnostic testing, implications of hearing disorder, and treatment plans. Evaluates patients’ progress with amplification or other treatment planning.

• Plans, conducts, and directs identification conservation, habilitative, and rehabilitative programs.

• Determines need for patient referral to specialists.

• Provides consultation and guidance to patients and other departments.

• Assists in evaluating standards of patient care, assessing areas of need or improvement. Makes recommendations for updates to procedures.

• Supervises clinical work of support personnel.

• Instructs and demonstrates testing procedures and treatments to clinic personnel, medical students, and residents.

• Participates in interdisciplinary testing and research projects.

• Serves as a preceptor to audiology doctoral students.

• Adheres to internal controls established for department.

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.

Compensation