Lead Clinical Audiologist Woodbridge, VA Caton Hill Medical CTR

Job Summary

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

• Evaluates patients audio logic 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.

Experience

• One (1) year of experience in vestibular testing (videonystagmography (VNG) or electronystagmography (ENG)) - required.
• One (1) year of experience in behavioral pediatric assessment (infants and toddlers) - required.
• One (1) year of experience in Auditory Evoked Potential testing (all ages) - required.

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 itional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.

• Audiologist License (Maryland) within 6 months of hire

• Audiologist License (Virginia) within 6 months of hire

• Audiologist License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of hire

• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association

• PECOS Enrollment within 3 months of hire

• National Provider Identifier

• N/A

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