Audiologist 1-PRN

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta seeks a licensed audiologist to provide diagnostic assessments, hearing aid evaluations, and device programming for patients from newborn to 20 years old. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team and contribute to high-quality, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities include counseling families, supervising audiology interns, and travel to CHOA locations as needed to support clinics and programs.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Audiology and state licensure are required.
• Experience in pediatric audiology is preferred but not required.
• Strong communication with families and team players.

Responsibilities

• Provides diagnostic assessments including pediatric-specific testing.
• Performs hearing aid evaluations and dispensing with training.
• Counsels families on hearing loss and communication options.
• Programs cochlear implants and bone-anchored devices as assigned.
• Documents work to department standards and supervises interns.
• Travel to CHOA locations as needed.

Skills

Pediatric Audiology

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Windows skills assessment

Education

Master's Degree in Audiology

Tools

Audiology equipment

Job description

Job Description

Provides the highest quality age-appropriate care for patients newborn to 20 years of age within the scope of practice and established audiology standards. Functions effectively as a member of the rehabilitation team. Supports the mission of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

No minimum experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in pediatrics (including externship)

Education

• Master's Degree in Audiology

Certification Summary

• Georgia audiology license
• American Board of Audiology or Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-A) from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of pediatric theory and practice
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for effective communication of information
• Positive interpersonal skills and ability to function in an interdisciplinary environment
• Must be able to successfully pass the Basic Windows Skill Assessment at 80% or higher rating within 30 days of employment

Job Responsibilities

• Provides diagnostic assessments, including behavioral audiometry, auditory brainstem response, and central auditory processing testing as assigned.
• Conducts hearing aid evaluations, selects/fits/dispenses hearing aids and assist devices, and provides training in use.
• Counsels parent(s) regarding hearing loss, communication options, and financial resources.
• Provides cochlear implant programming and bone anchored device programming as assigned.
• Completes documentation meeting departmental standards for content, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Provides supervision to audiology interns as assigned.
• Demonstrates competencies that incorporate age-specific guidelines, including N = Neonate (less than 30 days), I = Infant (30 days to 1 year), EC = Early Childhood (1-5 years), LC = Late Childhood (5-13 years), A = Adolescent (13-17 years), AD = Adult, and ALL = all ages.
• Provides audiology services to contracted Ear, Nose, and Throat clinics as assigned.
• Participates in maintaining and monitoring the work environment to ensure a continual state of Joint Commission readiness.
• Includes family/caregiver in patient care and provides effective education appropriate for learning needs of patient and family.
• Travel to other Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta locations based on patient census, program development, and/or contract obligation with physician practices.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

5461 Meridian Mark Rd

Job Family

Rehab

About Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country.

Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials.

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.