Clinical Audiologist Falls Church, VA Falls Church Medical Center

Kaiser Permanente · West Falls Church, Virginia

Company

Kaiser Permanente

Location

West Falls Church, Virginia

Type

Full Time

Job Description

This position is eligible for a $15,000 sign on bonus!

Job Summary:

To assess, diagnose, and treat patients with hearing, balance and related disorders.



Essential Responsibilities:

  • Evaluates patients audiologic function, interprets findings, and reviews test results with patient or responsible adult.

  • Documents patients case history, test results and recommendations for follow up in the medical record and reports results and recommendations to referring physician and/or primary care physician.

  • Counsels patients about treatment options for hearing loss and refers patients to ear, nose and throat department for consultation when appropriate.

  • Counsels patients about management of chronic tinnitus.

  • Educates patients about hearing conservation.

  • Evaluates patients vestibular function when referred for dizziness, vertigo, or imbalance.

  • Performs canalith repositioning maneuvers for patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and counsels patients about vestibular rehabilitation exercises when appropriate.

  • Performs and interprets electro physiologic and special tests of the peripheral and central auditory system.

  • Evaluates hearing status of infants and young children with an appropriate comprehensive battery of tests.

  • Counsels patients regarding hearing aid device options.

  • Evaluates patients hearing aids when appropriate and enters referrals for hearing aids for members with a hearing aid benefit.

  • Additional specialized duties performed to include Programming and fitting implantable devices such as cochlear implants, bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAS) and similar devices AND/OR Fitting, programming, and troubleshooting hearing aids and assistive listening devices, including electroacoustic analysis and real-ear measures AND/OR Advanced vestibular assessment such as rotary chair, vestibular evoked myogenic potential VEMPS, posturography or video head impulse testing (vHIT).

  • Performs other related duties as directed.


Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday- off Thursdays.
10 hour shifts


Basic Qualifications:
Experience

  • N/A


Education

  • Current employees: Masters degree AND a minimum four (4) years of experience in audiology required OR an Au.D.

  • New hires: Au.D.


License, Certification, Registration

  • This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.



  • National Provider Identifier



  • Basic Life Support from American Heart Association



  • PECOS Enrollment within 3 months of hire



Additional Requirements:

  • N/A



Preferred Qualifications:

  • Minimum one (1) year of experience in vestibular testing (videonystagmography (VNG) or electronystagmography (ENG)).

  • Minimum one (1) year of experience in behavioral pediatric assessment (infants and toddlers).

  • Minimum one (1) year of experience in Auditory Evoked Potential testing (all ages).


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Date Posted

10/31/2024

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