Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

Northwestern Medicine has an exciting opportunity for an Audiologist to work in our Otolaryngology Department. The Audiologist will be working in the Otolaryngology Department, partnering closely with Otologists/Neurotologists and Otology PAs. This is an outpatient position with some inpatients consults as needed. 

Schedule: M-F, 5x8s, potential for 4x10s

The Audiologist reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Audiologist provides diagnostic and habilitation/rehabilitation services for patients with hearing, balance, or other ear-related health conditions. This role performs diagnostic hearing evaluations, hearing aid selection, fitting and follow-up services, cochlear implant evaluation, programming, and rehabilitation, auditory brainstem response evaluations; and neonatal auditory brainstem respone screenings. This position routinely acts as preceptor for graduate student clinicians.

Responsibilities:

• Obtains case history and formulates appropriate individualized evaluation plan.
• Performs comprehensive adult audiologic evaluations and counsels on results and recommendations.
• Assess individual amplification options, selects appropriate amplification options, verifies appropriateness of fitting, utilizes real-ear measurement techniques.
• Provides patient education (care, and use of amplification devices), discusses purchase agreement terms, addresses post-fitting issues, and makes programming adjustments as needed. 
• Performs, analyzes, and reports on electrophysiologic procedures.
• Provides clinical instruction and evaluation of doctoral students.
• Identifies and evaluates cochlear implant candidates, provides post-surgical activation, programming, rehabilitation, and follow-up services, and performs appropriate documentation of all services provided. 
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies / Performance Expectations:

• Please refer to NMHC Performance Standard Competencies.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, physicians, management, staff and other customers.
• Demonstrated customer service skills, including the ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking, flexibility and creativity when resolving customer issues.
• Ability to apply critical thinking, communication, influence, and flexibility to make optimal decisions based on multiple variables and desired outcomes.
• Ability to effectively handle challenging situations.
• Strong data, analytical and finance orientation.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Desire to work in multi-disciplinary setting.

Qualifications

Required:

• Audiologist, Licensed (IL).
• Master's degree or higher from accredited program in Audiology.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience
• General Audiology, Cochlear Implant Experience, Hearing Aid knowledge

Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.