Ochsner Health
Clinical Audiologist
Baton Rouge, Louisiana•Full-time
About the Job
Department: ENT | Audiology
Location: The Grove | Baton Rouge, LA
Status: Full-Time
$20,000 Sign On Bonus Available and Relocation Assistance Financial Bonus Incentive
Location: The Grove | Baton Rouge, LA
Status: Full-Time
$20,000 Sign On Bonus Available and Relocation Assistance Financial Bonus Incentive
New graduates welcome to apply
We offer the following services to patients of all ages:
- Comprehensive audiological evaluations.
- Vestibular assessments, including VNG and EcochG.
- Auditory Brainstem Response testing, neurodiagnostic and threshold.
- Traditional hearing aids, cochlear implants, and bone anchored devices.
Thie Staff Audiologist performs all diagnostic tests, patient counseling, and follow-up. Also performs all other related clinical skills, ensuring optimum departmental functioning. Must be readily accessible to Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) physicians as well as scheduled patients
Education:
- Required - Master's degree in Audiology or AuD Louisiana State License.
Certifications:
- Required - Current Hearing Aid License.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-A) by the American Speech and Hearing Association.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
- Audiologist must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information. Must be proficient with Windows-style applications and keyboard.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
- Must have clinical skills indicative of a Board certified audiologist.
Clinic Auduiologist Job Duties:
- Assesses auditory function in normal hearing and hearing impaired population of all ages.
- Communicates educational, medical, and diagnostic procedural information to the patient and/or patient's families in a clear and concise manner.
- Conducts comprehensive diagnostic audiological evaluations.
- Facilitates departmental practice by scheduling and coordinating all types of appointments.
- Accepts responsibility for attending appropriate in-services/education programs.
- Assists in the orientation and training of new employees as assigned.
- May be required to fit and calibrate hearing aids for patients and/or conduct auditory brainstem response evaluations as needed.
- Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
- Other related duties as required.
About Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit committed to giving back to the communities it serves through preventative screenings, health and wellness resources and partnerships with innovative organizations that share our vision. Ochsner Health healed more than 876,000 people from across the globe in 2019, providing the latest medical breakthroughs and therapies, including digital medicine for chronic conditions and telehealth specialty services. Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana’s leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner's team of more than 26,000 employees and 4,500 providers are working to reinvent the future of health and wellness in the region. To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit www.ochsner.org. To transform your health, please visit www.ochsner.org/healthyyou.