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Job Summary:
10 hour shifts
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Additional Requirements:
PrimaryLocation : Virginia,Falls Church,Falls Church Medical Center
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
WorkingHoursStart : 07:30 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 06:00 PM
Job Schedule : Full-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : M38|UFCW|Local 400
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Rehab Services
Department : Falls Church Medical Center - Head and Neck-Audiology - 1808
Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time
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.
To assess, diagnose, and treat patients with hearing, balance and related disorders.
Essential Responsibilities:- Evaluates patients audiologic function, interprets findings, and reviews test results with patient or responsible adult.
- Documents patients case history, test results and recommendations for follow up in the medical record and reports results and recommendations to referring physician and/or primary care physician.
- Counsels patients about treatment options for hearing loss and refers patients to ear, nose and throat department for consultation when appropriate.
- Counsels patients about management of chronic tinnitus.
- Educates patients about hearing conservation.
- Evaluates patients vestibular function when referred for dizziness, vertigo, or imbalance.
- Performs canalith repositioning maneuvers for patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and counsels patients about vestibular rehabilitation exercises when appropriate.
- Performs and interprets electro physiologic and special tests of the peripheral and central auditory system.
- Evaluates hearing status of infants and young children with an appropriate comprehensive battery of tests.
- Counsels patients regarding hearing aid device options.
- Evaluates patients hearing aids when appropriate and enters referrals for hearing aids for members with a hearing aid benefit.
- Additional specialized duties performed to include Programming and fitting implantable devices such as cochlear implants, bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAS) and similar devices AND/OR Fitting, programming, and troubleshooting hearing aids and assistive listening devices, including electroacoustic analysis and real-ear measures AND/OR Advanced vestibular assessment such as rotary chair, vestibular evoked myogenic potential VEMPS, posturography or video head impulse testing (vHIT).
- Performs other related duties as directed.
10 hour shifts
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- N/A
- Current employees: Masters degree AND a minimum four (4) years of experience in audiology required OR an Au.D.
- New hires: Au.D.
- This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
- National Provider Identifier
- Basic Life Support from American Heart Association
- PECOS Enrollment within 3 months of hire
Additional Requirements:
- N/A
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in vestibular testing (videonystagmography (VNG) or electronystagmography (ENG)).
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in behavioral pediatric assessment (infants and toddlers).
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in Auditory Evoked Potential testing (all ages).
PrimaryLocation : Virginia,Falls Church,Falls Church Medical Center
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
WorkingHoursStart : 07:30 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 06:00 PM
Job Schedule : Full-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : M38|UFCW|Local 400
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Rehab Services
Department : Falls Church Medical Center - Head and Neck-Audiology - 1808
Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time
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.