Audiology Assistant, 40 Hours, Days

ummh; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health seeks an Audiology Assistant to support hearing evaluations, hearing aid programming, and data management. Under an Audiologist, you will assist with patient care, rooming, case histories, and basic clerical tasks in a busy audiology clinic.

Required: associate degree with healthcare background and MA licensure eligibility, with licensure training provided. A signing bonus may be available and the role is based in Worcester, MA with a standard 40-hour week.

Qualifications

• Associates degree with a Health Care background.
• Eligibility to become licensed as an Audiology Assistant in Massachusetts.
• Audiology department provides licensure training.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications Disorder preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performing assistance during audiological evaluations.
• Rooming patients and taking patient case history.
• Program hearing aids for CI and Baha evaluations.
• Troubleshooting hearing technology devices and drafting requests for parts.
• Enter data into databases for research and maintain statistics.
• Administrative duties as needed.
• Maintain inventory, organize supplies, and stock consult rooms.
• Keep clinic neat and orderly.

Skills

Audiology knowledge

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Organization skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Associates degree in Health Care

Bachelor's degree in Communications Disorder

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you a current UMass Memorial Health caregiver?

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $23.81 - $35.08 (based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday Scheduled Hours: 8am-4pm Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 40 Cost Center: 10020 - 4062 Audiology Union: SHARE (State Healthcare and Research Employees)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Under the direction of an Audiologist, performs a variety of duties involving assisting with basic hearing evaluations, maintenance of hearing aids and some clerical functions.

II. Major Responsibilities

• Performing assistance during audiological evaluations.
• Responsible for rooming patients and taking patient case history.
• Program hearing aids for CI and Baha evaluations.
• Completes troubleshooting procedures on hearing technology devices, recommending repairs, and drafting requests for authorization of parts and repairs. Maintains a tracking system. Instruct patients and families in the use of hearing technology equipment.
• Enters data into databases for research purposes, and extracts data as needed. Check in hearing technology equipment and document in share-point. Produces and maintains a variety of statistical records, reports, forms, schedules, and other materials.
• Performs a variety of administrative duties as necessary.
• Maintains assigned supplies. Assures accurate inventory of supplies based on approved levels. Rotates stock as required. Initiates requisitions for re-supply or specials items. Maintaining organization of clinical equipment and toys, clinical and research files and records. Organizing and stocking consult rooms/booths.
• Maintains clinic in a neat and orderly fashion.

III. Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education:

• Required:
  • Associates degree with a Health Care background.
  • Eligibility to become licensed as an Audiology Assistant in Massachusetts, and will obtain licensure within 3 months of date of hire. Audiology department will provide necessary training for licensure.
• Preferred:
  • Bachelor's degree in Communications Disorder.

Experience/Skills:

• Required:
  • Knowledge of Audiology field and functions.
  • Analytical skills and judgement to interpret data and take the appropriate action as circumstances or situations vary.
  • Knowledge of a variety of basic patient care and office procedures.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, empathy, and the desire and ability to interact effective with children and parents.
  • Organization skills, ability to pay attention to detail, and good phone etiquette/customer service.
  • Ability to communicate effective both orally and in writing.
  • Knowledge and use of Microsoft Office products.
  • On the job training is available to obtain a license

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everything.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assis