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UMass Memorial Health

Audiologist

UMass Memorial Health, Worcester, Massachusetts, us, 01609


Exemption Status:

ExemptSchedule Details:

Monday through FridayScheduled Hours:

7am-5:30pmShift:

1 - Day Shift, 10 Hours (United States of America)Hours:

40Cost Center:

10010 - 4062 AudiologyThis position may have a signing bonus available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.Everyone Is a CaregiverAt 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 16,000 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.I. Major Responsibilities:Identifies, assesses, diagnoses, manages, and interprets test results related to disorders of human hearing, balance, and other neural systems for neonatal through geriatric populations.Conducts and supervises newborn hearing screening programs. Measures and interprets tests for neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring and cranial nerve assessment. Conducts tests of hearing, balance, and neural system dysfunction. Conducts otoscopic examinations and manages external ear canal. Evaluates and manages children and adults with central auditory processing disorders.Selects, evaluates, fits, facilitates adjustment to, and dispensing hearing aids, cochlear implants, sensory aids, hearing assistive devices, alerting systems, telecommunication systems, and captioning devices.Provides audiological rehabilitation including speech-reading, communication management, language development, counseling for psychosocial adjustments to hearing loss for persons with hearing loss and their families and caregivers.Acts as a consultant to educators as members of interdisciplinary teams about communication management, education implications of hearing loss, education programming, classroom acoustics, large area amplification systems for children with hearing loss.All responsibilities are essential job functions.II. Position Qualifications:License/Certification/Education:Required:Master's or Doctorate Degree in Audiology from an accredited institution of higher learning.Massachusetts' Audiologist license.Attainment of the Certificate of Clinical Competence within six months of date of hire.Experience/Skills:Required:Thorough knowledge of the discipline of Audiology.Demonstrated skill in analyzing problems and making decisions.Strong verbal and written communication skills.Ability to work cooperatively with all members of the healthcare team.Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.Preferred:Minimum of 1 year Audiology experience.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 everyone, every day.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 talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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