Audiologist

Baptist Memorial Health Care - Madison, MS

Full-time - Entry Level

Madison, MS

Hospitals

About the position

The Audiologist at Baptist Memorial Health Care is responsible for assessing and treating patients of all ages with auditory, vestibular, and related disorders. This role involves initiating treatment processes based on clinical assessments, providing immediate feedback during surgical procedures, and counseling patients and their families regarding communication disorders. The position requires collaboration with other healthcare professionals and the application of aural rehabilitation techniques to enhance communication abilities in patients with hearing loss.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the clinical status of the peripheral and central auditory and vestibular systems of neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients to initiate a treatment process.
• Provides surgeon with immediate feedback on cranial nerve function to assist in avoiding permanent neurofunctional deficits by using neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring.
• Utilizes professional knowledge and communication skills, counsels patient/family regarding results of the assessment and strategies to facilitate patient's recovery from or adjustment to a communication disorder.
• Employs screening procedures, identifies at-risk populations and intervenes to minimize the impact on communication/development/ability.
• Utilizes professional expertise; confers with physicians, other professionals, and/or referral agencies to provide results for assessment and to recommend appropriate treatment/intervention.
• Employs appropriate aural rehabilitation procedures, improves communication abilities of an individual with hearing loss to maximize the patient's interaction skills.
• Utilizes the basis of pharmacology to determine how medications may affect the patient's symptoms and results of test procedures.
• Provides knowledge of business skills and governmental regulations for third party reimbursement as related to audiological services and procedures.
• Employs leadership qualities that support and mentor the department and community.
• Understands the role of imaging techniques in the evaluation of audiovestibular pathologies.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BLS certification within 14 days of hire
• Current driver's license
• State license as required

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation/time off
• Continuing education opportunities
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance, including dental and vision
• Sick leave
• Service awards
• Free parking
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Education assistance/continuing education
• Employee referral program