Pediatric Audiologist

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3 days ago – Be among the first 25 applicants.

• Hours Weekly:
  Full Time (38 hours)
• Salary:
  Determined by experience

• Health & Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• 12 Paid Holidays
• 21 Paid Time-Off Days
• Reimbursement for licensing and liability fees
• Continuing education opportunities

The nationally renowned Texas Hearing Institute, formerly The Center for Hearing and Speech, is the most comprehensive resource for pediatric hearing loss in Texas and the only facility in the region that offers health services and spoken language education for children with hearing loss – all under one roof. Children from fifty-two Texas counties and all socioeconomic levels come to Texas Hearing Institute, where no child is turned away, regardless of their family’s ability to pay.

Texas Hearing Institute offers a wide range of services and programs that enable children with hearing loss to gain listening, speaking, and literacy skills to communicate verbally with their families and the community.

• The pediatric audiologist is responsible for evaluating hearing and treating hearing loss in children birth to twenty-one years of age. They will manage hearing loss for optimal communication outcomes and academic success, and make appropriate rehabilitation and educational recommendations based on individual needs. Pediatric audiologists at THI collaborate closely with the Melinda Webb School and the Speech Therapy Clinic.

• Provide audio logic services (assessment and management) to a pediatric population
• Complete age-appropriate diagnostic audiological evaluations, including tympanometry, acoustic reflex testing, otoacoustic emissions, and electrophysiologic testing (non-sedated A ).
• Complete hearing aid evaluations, hearing aid fittings, troubleshooting, and minor repairs.
• Knowledge of cochlear implant and bone anchored hearing devices; provide appropriate recommendations.
• Working knowledge of speech acoustics as it relates to spoken language development.
• Complete cochlear implant candidacy assessments.
• Complete Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT) system selection, fitting, and troubleshooting.
• Provide education to parents, teachers, and other professionals working with children with hearing loss.
• Participate in the development of evidence-based protocols and guidelines.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation.

Stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, hear; able to lift 15 pounds; able to endure outdoor temperatures for camp supervision or special events.

• Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) required from an accredited college or university.
• Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) in Audiology and/or Board Certification from the American Academy of Audiology.
• Valid Texas state audiology license or ability to obtain one prior to start date.
• 3 years of pediatric audiology experience, preferred.

Must be able to travel to attend hearing screenings, trainings and/or other events as required to maintain proficiency in fulfilling the responsibilities of the position.

Please send your resume to Dr. Jessica Spiro at jspiro.