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Audiology Clinical Specialist
Webster, TX, US
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?
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.
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
About Texas Children’s
Strategically located throughout the greater Houston area, Texas Children's Specialty Care offer the same high-quality pediatric subspecialty care as our hospital – right in your neighborhood. Staffed by pediatric specialists from Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, our teams are trained to care for the physical and emotional needs of children and adolescents. Working closely with a child's primary-care physician, our specialists diagnose health conditions and develop patient-specific treatment plans. Texas Children's Specialty Care locations use child-sized medical equipment in colorful, child-friendly atmospheres that cater to young patients' needs and interests.
To join our community of 14,000+ 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.
