Summary

Assesses the clinical status of patients by identifying, assessing, and habilitating patients of all ages with auditory, vestibular, and related disorders to initiate a treatment process.

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 neurofuncional 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 effect 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, Preferences and Experience

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Minimum: BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE;DRIVER'S LICENSE (CURRENT);STATE LICENSE AS REQUIRED

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• 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

Job Summary:

Position: 11680 - Audiologist-Doctorate

Facility: BMG - Madison Campus

Department: MG JS ENT Madison Clinic

Category: Rehabilitation & Wellness

Type: Clinical

Work Type: Full Time

Work Schedule: Days

Location: US:MS:Madison

Located in the Jackson, MS metro area REQNUMBER: 21949