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Provide audiological clinical and educational services to patients and their families. Uphold the organization's vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization's policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Essential Functions:

• Provide a full range of audiology services for patients throughout the entire lifespan. Services include, but are not limited to comprehensive hearing evaluations, electrophysiologic tests such as ABR and ASSR, vestibular evaluations, and amplification selection and fitting as appropriate, including conventional hearing aids and ALDs, bone anchored implants, and cochlear implants. Provide assessments and diagnoses to patients and families, setting outcomes and implementing actions to meet patient and family needs, evaluate patient progress toward desired outcomes through the use of sound clinical decision-making practices
• Gather and record data, prepare reports, bill for services, and maintain a file management system
• Participate in activities that promote audiological health and hearing loss prevention
• Educate patients and families regarding audiological wellness
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Personal Traits:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization's values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration for others.

Required Knowledge:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.

Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

• Knowledge of audiological principles, practices, standards and techniques
• Knowledge of cochlear implant candidacy, activation, and follow-up is preferred

Required Skills and Abilities:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered on a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork. All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below:

• Strong organizational skills, maintaining attention to detail
• Perform as a self-starter, able to maintain work quality and quantity without supervision
• Strong communication, listening and conflict resolution skills

Minimum Requirements:

Education - Degree - Program

Au.DM.S. or M.A. in audiology (may be accepted) - Audiology

Experience - General (Non-supervisory) - Supervisory

Amount: - 0 (years)(If at Masters' level – 8 years minimum experience) - 0 (years)

Type:

Must have both general and supervisory experience if indicated.

Credentials - Licensure, Certification, etc.

State of Alaska Licensure; Successful completion of Internship/Externship in program accredited by the Council for Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology or the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE).

Physical Requirements:

Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment

Sit more than half the workday

Stand and/or walk less than half the workday

Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach

View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time

Use hands and arm for repetitive motion tasks

Lift or carry up to 50 pounds

Push or pull using up to moderate force

See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions:

Work is conducted in a standard clinical environment to include exposure to latex, biohazard or other harmful substances

Moderate travel is required (between 25% and 50% of the time)

Travel is required via large aircraft

Travel is required via small (less than 16 passenger) aircraft

I attest that I do not have any physical, mental or medical impairment or disability that would limit my job performance.