Clinic Audiologist

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The Audiologistprovides a full range of differential diagnostic and rehabilitative audiologic services to patients of all ages who have peripheral hearing loss or central auditory disorder.

Position Highlights:

• Location: ENT and Audiology - Quaker Lane
  624 Quaker Lane
  High Point, NC 27262
• Audiology Services:
  • Adult and pediatric evaluations
  • Hearing aids and assistive listening devices
  • Bluetooth hearing accessories
  • Balance disorders (including vertigo and dizziness)
  • Dix hallpike testing and cananlith repositioning
  • Tinnitus evaluation and therapy
  • Industrial hearing conservation programs
  • Auditory brainstem response (ABR) evaluations (only non-sedated)
  • Ototoxic drug monitoring
  • Ear molds: including ear buds, hearing protection, and swim molds
  • This location does not offer cochlear implant services.
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 40 hours/week

What We Offer:

• Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Generous PTO: Accrue up to 25 days/year starting, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Wellness Incentives: Take advantage of up to $1,500 per year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program, prioritizing your well-being.
• Parental Benefits: We understand the importance of family, providing six weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and four weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.
• Retirement: Secure your financial future with up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions
  .And more!

What You'll Need:

• AuD or PhD in Audiology required, unless a Master's degree in Audiology was received prior to 2012.
• One year supervised clinical experience required
• Experience in field of Pediatric Audiology preferred (Winston only)
• Current license in Audiology issued by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
• Eligible for Board Certified in Audiology (ABA Certification) or Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology
• Current hearing aid dispensing license issued by NC Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Board required
• Possess a strong, clinical interest and maintain versatility, creativity and adaptability
• Excellent interpersonal skills and organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle a high volume of patients
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to maintain a positive and professional attitude
• Strong compassion, care, and respect for patients

Job Responsibilities (Not Limited To):

1. Performs comprehensive, professional evaluation of patients of all ages, primarily adults, referred for differential diagnosis of peripheral hearing and auditory function.
2. Ensures that patients and/or their families are thoroughly counseled about any hearing or auditory impairment.
3. Plans and recommends management for persons with hearing loss or other auditory disorders. Develops goals for patient's rehabilitative management with amplification and assistive devices. Recommends hearing aids, cochlear implants, and aural rehabilitation for patients for whom these options are appropriate based upon audiologic and medical evaluation.
4. Acts as audiology consultant to educational, medical, and other professional service. Continuously seeks to improve patient care services and evaluates opportunities to develop new services. Coordinates and prioritizes the patient caseload to ensure that all patient services are provided in an efficient manner in order to minimize delay in diagnosis or therapeutic intervention.
5. Provides and participates in the in-service education and training of audiology interns, medical students/residents, parent groups, and allied medical personnel. . Prepares and presents formal lectures to physicians, nurses, educators, parent groups and others on hearing loss, audiology, and communication disorders. Provides training for audiology interns who rotate through the department from approved academic training programs for clinical practicum. Provides orientation training to medical students and residents assigned to the department as part of their Otolaryngology rotation.
6. Ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served. Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

Pay Range

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.