Audiologist - Olympia/Tacoma (Per Diem)

Kaiser Permanente; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

KAISER in Olympia, WA seeks a clinical Audiologist to provide comprehensive hearing evaluations and education for patients and families. You will integrate care within Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington’s delivery model and coordinate with physicians and team members on diagnosis, treatment, and progress.

The role includes pediatric and advanced audiologic testing, amplification management, and referrals as needed.

Qualifications

• Au.D. degree and WA audiologist license required at hire.
• Minimum one year of clinical experience; four years preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication; ability to engage patients and families.
• Knowledge of auditory/vestibular diagnostics and amplification devices.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive hearing diagnostics and site determination.
• Counsel patients on evaluation results and follow-up plans.
• Fit and program hearing aids; troubleshoot and maintain devices.
• Support pediatric tests: VRA, tympanometry, OAE, ABR concepts.
• Collaborate with care team and document all visits and referrals.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Clinical documentation

Team collaboration

Patient counseling

Amplification knowledge

Education

Au.D. (Clinical Doctorate in Audiology)

Audiologist License (Washington)

Job description

Job Summary:

Provide evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, education and appropriate referral to patients and their families, related to hearing and balance disorders. Provide care within Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washingtons integrated Care Delivery model with feedback to families, physicians, and other team members regarding diagnosis, treatment, and progress.

Essential Responsibilities:

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  Five years of age geriatric population: Provide comprehensive hearing diagnostic evaluation, including pure tone air/bone thresholds, speech reception threshold, word recognition, middle ear analysis (tympanometry, volume, acoustic reflexes), with site of lesion determination. Interpret results. Assess patient lifestyle. Counsel patient regarding evaluation results, including recommended follow-up and treatment plan, determine appropriate medical referral as needed. Complete required visit documentation, reporting, billing, and service capture

  
  


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  Rehabilitation: Counsel patient on hearing loss, hearing aids, and listening strategies, selection of appropriate assistive listening and amplification devices, and realistic expectations. Custom fit and program hearing aids, troubleshoot hearing aid problems, provide in office hearing aid maintenance and repair, perform electroacoustic analysis and Rear Ear measurement to ensure patient benefit. Provide counseling to patient and family related to tinnitus, hearing conservation, and communication strategies. Demonstrate understanding of physiologic and psychological effects of hearing loss on populations of all ages. complete required visit documentation, reporting, billing, and service capture.

  
  


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  Under 5 Yrs of Age: Comprehensive Pediatric hearing evaluation, including Visual Reinforcement and Play audiometry, Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE), tympanometry, Acoustic Reflexes, Auditory Brainstem Evoked Response with site of lesion determination, newborn hearing screening. Interpret results. Counsel parents regarding evaluation results, including recommended follow-up and treatment plan; determine appropriate medical referral as needed. Complete required visit documentation, reporting, billing, and service capture.

  
  


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  Advanced Audiologic Evaluation: Evoked Potential testing to determine vestibular and audiologic site of lesion, including Electrocochleography (ECOG), Visually Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP), Videonystagmography (VNG), Neurologic and threshold Auditory Brainstem Evoked Response (ABR). Interpret results. Counsel parents regarding evaluation results, including recommended follow-up and treatment plan; determine appropriate medical referral as needed. Complete required visit documentation, reporting, billing, and service capture.

  
  


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  Collaborate with other KFHPW provider staff to ensure best practices and positive care outcomes. Collaborate with Physical Therapy regarding vestibular disorders; collaborate with Oncology regarding Ototoxic monitoring. Cooperate and communicate effectively with team members to accomplish the workload. Provide in-service for provider staff and patient education for group visits and seminars as requested. Meet CME and other mandatory training requirements. Participate in departmental training as scheduled. Identify own learning needs and participate in continuing education programs to meet those needs.

  
  

  Basic Qualifications:

  
  

  Experience

  
  

  Minimum one (1) year of clinical experience (concurrent with Doctorate training).

  
  

  Education

  
  

  Clinical Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.).

  
  

  License, Certification, Registration

  
  

  Audiologist License (Washington) required at hire

  
  

  Additional Requirements:

  
  

  Verbal and written communication skills.

  
  

  Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, co-workers and other health care professionals.

  
  

  Knowledge of clinical competency in auditory and vestibular diagnostic and rehabilitation audiology including amplification devices.

  
  

  Preferred Qualifications:

  
  

  Four (4) years of experience in diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology.

  
  

  Expert level competence in required areas with specialty skills that may include advanced vestibular evaluation, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants, and tinntitus treatment.

  
  

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Audiologist - Olympia/Tacoma (Per Diem)

LOCATION: Olympia, Washington

REQNUMBER: 1456472

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.