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Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Exempt

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Audiologist Full Time 40 hours

Job Description:

The Department of Audiology at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center is seeking a full-time clinical Audiologist.

This is a full time position, 40 hours a week, reporting to the Clinical Director of Audiology located at the Burlington, MA campus.

The Audiologist will be responsible for independently providing comprehensive audiologic services to an adult population. Applicants should have a strong interest in practice areas of cochlear implantation and amplification.

Essential Responsibilities:

-Perform full diagnostic hearing evaluation for adults by utilizing the following: thorough case history intake; pure tone air and bone conduction, speech sensitivity and speech discrimination; tympanometry, acoustic reflex threshold, Dix-Hallpike and otoacoustic emissions as applicable.

-Interpret results of diagnostic evaluation and make appropriate recommendations for follow-up care to include: further audiological assessment, medical intervention and/or rehabilitative management.

-Clearly communicate diagnostic findings to patients, family members, physicians and associated professionals.

-Perform cochlear implant evaluation, activation and long-term post-operative cochlear implant care for FDA approved cochlear implant devices.

-Support cochlear implant recipient needs including assistive device and rehabilitation recommendations.

-Ability to obtain and interpret objective measures of cochlear implant function including intraoperative measurements.

-Perform amplification assessment, consultation and fitting of hearing aid devices for adult population.

-Verification of device function via real ear measurements.

Qualifications:

-Licensure in Audiology by state of Massachusetts

-ASHA certified ("CCC-A").

-Master's degree required in Audiology. Doctoral degree preferred.

-1-2 years related work experience required. Hospital based practice experience preferred

-All areas of service must be performed within current standards of practice and code of ethics as defined by BILH and ASHA

-Experience with computer systems required, including electronic health records, web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications to include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Teams

-Office work environment. Outpatient patient care area and occasional inpatient, operating room areas

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.

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