Newborn Hearing Screener - Part Time

Cleveland Clinic; Great Barrington (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital as a Newborn Hearing Screener. This part-time role provides essential screening for newborns before discharge, under supervision of the Audiology team. You will support families with clear communication and follow strict safety protocols.

You will perform pre-testing procedures, monitor noise, document results, and complete required records with training from the Audiologist. The position averages 20 hours per week, with 7:00am–11:00am shifts.

Qualifications

• Perform pre-testing procedures, including safe transport of newborns, proper placement of sensor tabs and transducer of sound.
• Ensure proper equipment function and troubleshooting, reporting issues as necessary.
• Calm and comfort baby while performing tests.
• Monitor noise environment and adjust to reduce noise levels when necessary.
• Independently perform hearing screening on all newborns and infants prior to discharge per regulations.
• Communicate results to families in a confidential, culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.

Responsibilities

• Provide test results and answer questions after extensive training by the Audiologist.
• Provide written documentation of results per laws within timelines.
• Document required information such as quality assurance activities.
• Follow policies regarding baby care within the work environment.
• Escalate issues to the appropriate clinical function.

Skills

Hearing screening

Infant care

Patient communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in allied health

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Newborn Hearing Screener - Part Time

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department

Audiology-Integrated Surgical Institute

Job Code

C99960

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-11:00am

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in thenation.

Hearing screeningpost-birthis the gold standard of care across the United States,asinitialtreatmentof hearing loss can prevent future speech and languagechallenges.As a Newborn Hearing Screener, you will autonomouslyoffer all newborns and infantsthis essential taskbefore they leaveFairview Hospital.In this role, you can make a difference in the lives of both babies and their families, offering parents peace of mind and expert guidance.

This is a part-time role averaging 20 hours per week. A caregiver in this position worksbetween 7:00am and 11:00am.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform pre-testing procedures,including safe transport of newborns, proper placement of sensor tabs and transducer of soundunder the direction of the Hearing Screening Coordinator and/or the Department Supervisor.

• Ensureproper equipment functionandtroubleshooting,reportingissuesas necessary.

• Calm andcomfortbaby whileperforming tests.

• Monitor noise inenvironmentand adjust/modify/control to reduce noise levels when necessary.

• Independently performhearing screening on all newborns and infants prior to their dischargein accordance withOhio Department of Health rules and facility protocolviaOtoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) and/or Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR).

• Communicate the results of the screening(s) and follow up (if needed) to the patients’ family in a confidential,culturally,and linguistically appropriate manner.

• Provide test results andanswerquestions after extensive training by the Audiologist.

• Provide written documentation of resultsin accordance withthe law to caregivers and primary careproviderswithinappropriate timelines.

• Documentrequiredinformationsuch asquality assurance activities.

• Follow policies and proceduresregardingbaby care withinthe workenvironment.

• Escalate issues to theappropriate clinicalfunction.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• HighSchool Diploma/GEDand one year of experience in a hospital setting or working with infantsORAssociate’s or Bachelor’sDegree in an allied health field

Physical Requirements

• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time; must lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Requires normal or corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Appropriately follows universal hand washing procedures.
• Performs all required infection control in accordance with current policies.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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