UofL Health

Audiologist, ENT, UofL Physicians, Shelbyville Hospital, Full Time, Days

Job Locations US-KY-Shelbyville
Job ID
2022-24416
Category
ULP-Clinical Support
Department
CMG-Audiology-Shelbyville [205911]
Job Type
Regular

Overview

The Audiologist is responsible for administering diagnostic audiological tests that allow the differentiation between types of hearing disorders. The Audiologist will provide hearing aid testing, selection and fitting to all populations. Also, provides comprehensive diagnostic testing including ABR, ENG, ECOG, ASSR and other tests as needed. The Audiologist counsels’ patients regarding test results and reviews options which best meet their hearing care needs.

 

The successful candidate will join six audiologists, six otolaryngologists and approximately 30 AuD students in a large, multi-disciplinary, academic medical center environment. The audiologist will be expected to supervise AuD students and collaborate successfully with caregivers in a variety of specialties.

Responsibilities

  • Pediatric and adult diagnostics to include otoscopy, tympanometry, pure tone and speech audiometry for self-scheduled patients and ENT clinical coverage
  • Hearing aid evaluations and fittings
  • Hearing aid follow-up evaluations and programming
  • Ear mold impressions
  • Cerumen removal
  • Vestibular diagnostics and treatment (including Videonystagmography, evoked potentials, and dynamic platform posturography)
  • Auditory Brainstem Response evaluations (threshold search and neurodiagnostic testing)
  • Implantable hearing device evaluations and programming (including Baha)
  • Cochlear implant evaluations and programming

Qualifications

  • AuD or Master’s degree in Audiology, possess the CCC-A credential and be eligible for Kentucky and  possess current Kentucky licensure in audiology.
  • Prefer a minimum five year of experience.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

  • Initiative, communicator, problem solver
  • Proactive - anticipates and plans for problems before they arise
  • Service Excellence – responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information
  • Organized – manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized
  • Flexible – ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization
  • Critical Thinking – ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options
  • Work Ethics – motivated, diligent, industrious and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion, works at a fast pace to ensure optimal efficiency
  • Maintains a professional appearance at all times.
  • Interpersonal – can build effective, strong working relationships with employees, colleagues, management, consultants, and media through trust, communication, and credibility
  • Team – ability to work with others, serve others, help others, lead others, mentor others, take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome.
  • Emotional Intelligence – ability to not take issues personal, see the big picture in emotionally charged situations and respond in a mature, professional, composed manner
  • Self-Awareness – ability to reflect, understand limitations, and seek appropriate assistance and guidance
  • Judgment – exercises discretion and due diligence when making decisions and recommendations
  • Quality – is able to perform work in a neat, efficient, well-coordinated, well communicated manner with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism
  • Presentation – can speak in front of people to deliver necessary material or messaging
  • Diplomacy-is able to handle conflict or angry patients/guardians, discuss difficult issues in person and over the phone.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The office environment with frequent exposure to electricity, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, infectious waste, fumes or gases, radiation, occasional exposure to laser and constant exposure to blood borne pathogens and biological. 

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