Audiologist Jobs in Hawaii

Job Title: Audiologist - Dispensing Company: Kaiser Permanente Location: Honolulu, HI Description: Here in Hawaii, the spirit of aloha permeates our daily actions and interactions. It's a welcoming spirit, and one that's alive and well at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. Since 1958, we have proudly served our island communities as ohana. Today, each of us-from our financial professionals and IT team members to our RNs and physicians on the frontline of care-contributes to that ongoing mission. If you're looking to be a part of our rich heritage of care, this is the place to put your beliefs into practice.Under general administrative supervision, performs fitting, dispensing, and minor adjustments of hearing aids, assistive listening devices, and related items. Measures human hearing; selects, adapts and sells hearing aids or manufactures impressions for earmolds. Confers with appropriate professionals regarding patient care and management. Develops and sustains productive, cooperative member/patient relationships. Actively seeks information to understand member/patient circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs. Considers impact of actions and plans on members/patients. Responds quickly to meet member/patient needs, and resolves problems. Assists with supervising assigned staff.Essential Functions:• Measures human hearing by an audiometer or by other means; selects, adapts and sells hearing aids or manufactures impressions for earmolds• Assists patient in selection of suitable hearing aids and/or assistive listening devices in development of listening habits and in use of visual cues• Counsels patients with hearing loss regarding hearing aid technology, advantages and limitations of hearing aids, and patients candidacy for personal amplification and/or assistive listening devices• Dispenses hearing aids and/or assistive listening devices to patients; performs audiometric procedures including programming, rehabilitation, and electroacoustic and functional gain measures as needed• Incorporates and coordinates audiometric results with diagnostic data; anticipates/predicts potential benefit use of hearing aids and/or special training• Prepares, coordinates, and presents patient educational seminars relating to pre-hearing aid expectations and post-purchase use and care• Administers routine and specialized acoustic and electro-acoustic tests to precisely determine patients hearing level, site of any damage to auditory system, and its organic or inorganic nature as needed• Plans, develops, conducts, or participates in habilitative and rehabilitative programs, including counseling, guidance, auditory training, and hearing conservation for pre- and post-purchase of hearing aids by patients; records diagnostic findings and progress made; reports findings as requested• Makes or orders a variety of custom ear mold products for patients• Confirms otoscopically that there is no cerumen or other type of obstruction within external auditory canal which may contradict or interfere with fitting a hearing aid• Provides reports regarding hearing aid performance, sales, returns, patient satisfaction, and other reports; conducts studies to determine quality of hearing aid services provided to patients• Coordinates activities with other audiologists; provides feedback regarding patient; maintains open lines of communication• Maintains relationships with hearing aid manufacturers regarding ordering, returns, and repairs• Researches hearing aid materials and studies; maintains current knowledge of products and services; recommends new lines of hearing aids; recommends hearing assistance devices to order for patients• Utilizes appropriate software to record patient hearing data• Demonstrates sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities in area of specialization• Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to provide care and/or service appropriate to age groups served