Audiologist

Audiologist

Provide position specific audiological services including consultation, diagnostic evaluation and ongoing habilitative and rehabilitative treatment, services and education to patients and their families.

Essential Functions:

• Provide diagnostic assessments, habilitative and rehabilitative services to potentially all populations from newborn to geriatric.
• Provide timely documentation of all provided services and patient interactions according to current policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Appropriately and accurately bill for all audiology services provided.
• Provide education to patients and family concerning test findings and recommendations as appropriate.
• Stay current with audiology professional developments and literature.
• Follow all legal, HIPAA, ethical and compliance guidelines related to an audiology practice.

Skills:

• Provide appropriate position specific audiology services.
• Provide timely communication of findings and future recommendations to referring providers through the current electronic medical record system in use.
• Communicate as appropriate the test findings and recommendations to patients and family members.
• Provide mentoring to audiology students in training.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Audiology
• Audiology professional licensure
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Audiology
• Specialization in area of audiology as needed.

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location: TOSH Medical Tower

Work City: Murray

Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$42.66 - $65.82

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.