Audiologist

Lexington Medical Center; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Day one benefits

FSAs

403(b) match plan

Employer paid life insurance

Student loan forgiveness

Job summary

Lexington ENT and Allergy is seeking a qualified audiologist for a part-time AM shift. The role focuses on determining hearing impairment and implementing habilitation services for patients in a clinical setting.

Minimum requirements include a Master's degree in Audiology (AuD) and SC Audiology License. The position emphasizes comprehensive patient care and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Audiology (AuD).
• SC Audiology License required.
• Minimum Years of Experience: None.

Responsibilities

• Administers and interprets tests to determine hearing impairment and related services.
• Evaluates test results in relation to patient information to determine communication problems.
• Plans and implements habilitation or rehabilitation services including hearing aids and counseling.

Skills

Hearing tests

Audiology

Communication

Education

Master's Degree in Audiology (AuD)

Job description

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LH Careers- Lexington ENT and Allergy
Part Time
AM Shift
M-F, 7:30a-5:00p

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcareand was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Healthdelivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Determines type and degree of hearing impairment and implements habilitation and rehabilitation services for patient.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Master's Degree in Audiology or AuD
Minimum Years of Experience: None
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None
Required Certifications/Licensure: SC Audiology License
Required Training: None

Essential Functions

• Administers and interprets variety of tests, such as air and bone conduction, and speech reception and discrimination tests, to determine type and degree of hearing impairment, site of damage, effects on comprehension and speech, administers vestibular testing, and recommends treatment.
• Evaluates test results in relation to behavioral, social, educational, and medical information obtained from patients, families, teachers, speech pathologists and other professionals to determine communication problems related to hearing disability.
• Plans and implements prevention, habilitation, or rehabilitation services, including hearing aid selection and orientation, counseling, and other treatment programs developed in consultation with speech pathologist and other professionals.
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• May refer patient to physician or surgeon if medical treatment is determined necessary.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.