Audiologist (Boston) Boston Children's Hospital

Department Summary:
Performs audiological diagnosis, case coordination, and treatment for a wide variety of cases, including those who are medically complex. Serves as a consultant and educator to interns, externs, and other clinical staff. Participates in research and administrative functions as assigned. This role supports the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered audiology care and contributes to ongoing clinical improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Obtain case history by interviewing the patient, family, and caregivers and reviewing relevant medical records.
• Perform comprehensive audiological evaluations, including behavioral and physiological testing such as auditory brainstem evoked response (ABR), otoacoustic emissions (OAE), speech detection and recognition, auditory perception, and middle ear measures.
• Provide direct patient care and assist other audiologists in evaluations for young or developmentally impaired children.
• Counsel patients and families on test results and recommendations, including information on funding sources and training in the use of hearing technologies.
• Develop case management plans and prepare written reports with recommendations for evaluation, technology selection, and educational strategies.
• Coordinate care and follow-up with interdisciplinary teams, external services, and families for ongoing management and support.
• Support day-to-day clinic operations including schedule coordination, provision of unscheduled care, and maintenance of hearing technology inventory and equipment.
• Participate in clinical research, program development, and continuing education activities.
• Share knowledge gained from professional development to foster growth among team members.
• Implement and analyze quality improvement initiatives and share findings to improve clinical service delivery.
• Train and supervise graduate student externs, clinical fellows, and new team members.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• Doctoral Degree in Audiology

Experience:

• One (1) year of clinically supervised experience in Pediatric Audiology
• Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible and specialized clinical experience

Licensure / Certifications:

• Current License in Audiology from the Division of Registration, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association, or Board Certification from the American Board of Audiology (required within 6 months of hire)
• Certificate Holder of Audiology Precepting (CH-AP) or equivalent (required within 6 months of hire)

Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes.