Audiologist, Dispensing
Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Salem
Posted on: June 23, 2022
Job Description:
Job Summary:
Provide state-of-the-art hearing aids to our members without a
hearing aid benefit. This is a fee-for-service offering for our
members.
Essential Responsibilities:
- HEARING AID DISPENSING AND MAINTENANCE. Evaluation and custom
fitting patients with amplification. Programming and designing the
hearing aid response to match the individual hearing loss.
Adjusting and modifying the amplification characteristics as
patients acquire experience with amplification and/or developing
changing needs. Provide patients with ongoing counseling and
hearing aid checks to determine the aide effectiveness. REM as a
objective measure of the aids effectiveness. Earmold impressions.
Hearing Aid Repairs including replacing battery doors, tubing, and
small patching of holes. Grind, buff, and polish the hearing aid to
modify it. Fill out repair forms, review hearing aid history and
warranty information.
- HEARING AID EVALUATION AND COUNSELING. Determine clinical
candidacy for amplification utilizing objective measurements,
evaluation of the patients level of motivation and level of
acceptance for their hearing problem. By in-depth discussion,
provide precise hearing aid information re: types, styles, and
costs. Outline the significant and varied technologies in a manner
that can be understood by the consumer.
- AUDIOLOGIC EVALUATIONS. Includes audiometric testing, impedance
measurement. Determine status of patients hearing abilities,
provides information for both physician and patient. CLINIC
MANAGEMENT. Responsible for clinical and administrative oversight
of dispensing services at the HAC. Helps to determine job duties
for reception staff. Management of clinical protocols, product
selections, and customer service protocols. Monitors quality
assurance issues relating to the practice of audiology and
dispensing including compliance with audiology and dispensing laws
and ethical codes, ensuring high quality professional standards.
DOCUMENTATION. Record test results in charts. Document in chart
modifications and adjustments for each hearing aid encounter.
Complete programming sheets, delineating the characteristics of the
hearing aids response.
- INVENTORY MANAGEMENT/RECORD KEEPING. Determine the needs for
the supply of hearing aids and related materials used in the
fitting process. Review invoices for accuracy and log on monthly
expense sheet, confirm cost of goods sold for each member. Record
hearing aid sales, types, and styles sold on monthly tally sheets.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. Develops new programs and policies for hearing
aid dispensing services. Provides new technology updates and shares
information for improving hearing aid fitting skills to staff
audiologists and physicians. Journal and research article reading
and review of related professional reports.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- N/A
Education
- Master's degree in communication disorders/audiology and
completion of a CFY with a passing score on National examinations
in Audiology administered by Educational Testing Services.
License, Certification, Registration
- Audiologist License (Oregon)
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
Additional Requirements:
- Meeting licensure requirements for continuing education.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) years leadership experience preferred.
- Minimum five (5) years or more of post-licensure experience in
the field of state-of-the-art computerized hearing aid dispensing.
Includes competency in client consultation, sales, and training for
products dispensed at KP HAC.
- Previous experience in hearing aid center management
preferred.
- Up-to-date skills of cutting edge technological advances in
hearing aids followed and implemented. Hearing aid dispensary
management capabilities in clinical protocols, product selections,
customer service, and audiologist training.
PrimaryLocation : Oregon,Salem,West Salem Medical Offices
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
WorkingHoursStart : 08:30 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 05:00 PM
Job Schedule : Full-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : W05-AFT-Local 5017
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Clinical Support
Department : West Salem Medical Offices - Head and Neck-Audiology -
1008
Travel : No
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a
diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation,
national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry,
disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information,
other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or
any other protected status.
Keywords: Kaiser Permanente, Salem , Audiologist, Dispensing, Healthcare , Salem, Oregon
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