Children’s Clinics is seeking a Full-Time Audiologist!

Excellent total rewards package and Sign-On Bonus!

Located in beautiful Tucson, Arizona, Children’s Clinics is a welcoming, integrated, outpatient medical facility serving Southern Arizona’s children and their families. We provide over 25 medical and dental specialty clinics, primary care, behavioral health and outpatient rehabilitative therapy. The Clinic is centrally located and easily accessible. Join our team if you are mission driven and seeking a rewarding and fun career opportunity.

In addition to a competitive salary, we provide you and your family with a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Group Term Life in addition to voluntary life insurance
• Corporate Care (sick child/adult/pet)
• Pet Care program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid Holidays, Paid Sick and Paid Time Off
• Supplemental insurance
• Flexible Work Strategies (depending on position)
• And more…

As a member of the Rehabilitative Therapies Services team, the Audiologist will join a strong transdisciplinary team serving a diverse patient population consisting primarily of children with complex medical needs, including learning and language disorders; cerebral palsy, spina bifida, neuromuscular disorders, Downs syndrome; autism spectrum disorder, and other pediatric conditions. The Audiologist will provide audiology services that include but are not limited to: comprehensive audiology evaluations including evaluating the very young and difficult to test populations, hearing aid selection and fittings, BAHA fittings, Non-sedative ABR testing (for both threshold estimation and retrocochlear function); Cochlear Implant candidacy evaluations and post-implantation activations and mappings; and be part of an inter-disciplinary cochlear implant team that work closely with ENT physicians.

Applicants must have a current AZ Dispensing Audiologist license or eligible for licensure in AZ, must have graduated from an accredited Master’s degree program and hold a current BLS certification. Two or more year’s pediatric experience preferred. Experience with EMR/EHR (NextGen) helpful.

SUMMARY

This position is responsible for providing comprehensive audiological and hearing aid services to eligible patients and provides audiological consultation to assigned medical specialty clinics.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Conducts age-appropriate audiological evaluations to assess hearing acuity, middle ear function, cochlear function, the integrity of the auditory pathways and auditory processing, making appropriate medical, habilitative, and educational recommendations based upon assessment findings.

Selects, orders and fits conventional hearing aids and bone anchored hearing systems based on audiological evaluation, age, developmental level and special needs of pediatric patients, and family input.  Hearing aid fittings are conducted with appropriate verification of the fitting (i.e. probe tube measurements; RECDs).

Provides instructions and appropriate counseling in the care and use of hearing aids to patients and families. Monitors progress and, as needed, provide continuing education and orientation regarding amplification.

Identifies, assesses and determines candidacy for cochlear implantation with both the patient’s family and as a member of the cochlear implant team. 

Provide non-sedated ABR evaluations for both threshold estimation and retrocochlear function evaluation.

Provides cochlear implant candidacy evaluation pre-implant; Audiological Rehabilitation post-implantation; including activations and mappings.

Provides ongoing education to parents, families, educators, and other professionals regarding hearing loss and its impact on language, learning, and socialization. Provides information to parents and professionals regarding advances in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss.

Participates in new staff orientation and ongoing staff education; mentors and provides training on areas of expertise or specialty as requested by Department Manager

Performs other duties as required and assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to work and collaborate in a multi-disciplinary setting.

Ability to collaborate with other providers to optimize patient care.

Ability to select and use age-, diagnosis- and developmentally-appropriate audiological assessment methods, audiometric tests, and other tools to evaluate hearing and middle-ear health.

Ability to take ear impressions for the purpose of ordering ear molds and determines the most appropriate ear mold for the patient based on the child’s age, degree of hearing loss and anatomy.

Ability to demonstrate audiological competence in a variety of position specific areas including the use of real-ear measures, computerized hearing aid selection and programming, otoacoustic emissions techniques, and ear mold impressions and related tasks.

Knowledge of audiological assessment of retrocochlear and central auditory disorders and of appropriate recommendations based on findings as well as alternative forms of personal amplification, including bone-anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants, and classroom amplification systems and classroom acoustics.

Skill in professional communication with staff and physicians involved in care, to ensure quality patient outcomes and care coordination.

Ability to operate personal computer and related office equipment and diagnostic software as needed to perform job function.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Audiology required

Experience: 

Two or more year’s pediatric experience preferred

Licenses and Certificates:

Arizona Department of Health Services Dispensing Audiologist Licensure required

AHCCCS Provider Identification Number required and obtained upon hire

BLS certification required

AGE OF PATIENTS ATTENDED BY EMPLOYEE IN THIS POSITION

Check all that apply:

___ N/A     _X_ Neonatal (newborn)     _X_ Pediatric (birth-13)     _X_ Young Adult (14-21)     _X_ Adult (21-65)

FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE

Employees are required to maintain a current Department of Public Safety Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card. Proof of a current fingerprint clearance card must be received within 90 days of employment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.  The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation. 

BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN CATEGORY: 1

Category 1: Performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue.  Use of appropriate protective measures should be required.

Category 2: Performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue but employment may require performing unplanned Category 1 tasks.  The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood; body fluids or tissue; but exposure or potential exposure may be required as a condition of employment.  Appropriate protective measure should be readily available.

Category 3: Performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue and Category 1 tasks are not a condition of employment.  The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissues.

Children’s Clinics reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time in accordance with business needs.  This document is not intended to list all duties of the job.  It is descriptive only of the chief duties and responsibilities.

About Children's Clinics Southern Arizona - Comprehensive Care for Kids and Teens

Located in beautiful Tucson, Arizona, Children’s Clinics is a welcoming, integrated, outpatient medical facility serving Southern Arizona’s children and their families. We provide over 25 medical and dental specialty clinics, primary care, behavioral health and outpatient rehabilitative therapy. The Clinic is centrally located and easily accessible. Join our team if you are mission driven and seeking a rewarding and fun career opportunity.

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