Audiology Clinical Specialist

We’re searching for an Audiology Clinical Specialist, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will provide the highest quality age-appropriate audiologic care for patients newborn to 21 years of age within the scope of practice and established practice standards for Audiology. The Clinical Specialist functions effectively as a member of the clinical team by providing advanced practice to patients. He/she provides informal education for and serves as preceptor and mentor of other staff members.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Job Duties & Responsibilities
•    Provides diagnostic assessments
•    Age-appropriate diagnostic assessments and interpretation
•    Amplification evaluations/dispensing, verification, validation, programming and training
•    Documentation and patient/family education
•    Complete documentation meeting departmental standards for content, accuracy and timeliness. Written reports must
•    accurately and clearly describe history, test results and recommendations
•    Follow policies and procedures for best practice according to TCH Audiology protocols
•    Counsels/educates parents regarding test results/recommendations/financial resources
•    Serve as mentor for Clinical Generalist or student extern
•    At least 2 director approved ½ hour topic or case presentations per year to staff, residents, parents, community, and other professionals
•    Acts as an audiology project leader, committee leader or specialty team leader
•    Participates in the development of evidence-based protocols and guidelines

Skills & Requirements
•    Doctorate required
•    Doctorate Audiology preferred
•    TXAUDLIC - Texas Audiology License by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (or Texas Department of State Health if issued prior to 2017) required and 
•    BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support American Heart Association required and 
•    CCC-A - Cert-Audiology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association within 6 months of position start date required or ABA-CERT - Cert-Audiology by the American Board of Audiology within 6 months of position start date required
•    3 years Post-graduate Audiology experience required

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
 

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

 To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.