JOB SUMMARY

Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnostic and rehabilitative services for all area of auditory, vestibular, and related disorders. Provide supervision of graduate students and clinical fellows engaged in similar work. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

- Essential and other responsibilities and duties may include but are not limited to the following:

AUDITORY EVALUATIONS - Provide direct clinical services to patients including standard hearing evaluations, electrophysiologic testing, otoacoustic emission testing and electronystagmography testing

ASSESSMENT - Provide patient care services including assessment, diagnosis, prevention, identification, consultation, habilitation, rehabilitation, instruction, counseling and prognostication

AUDITORY SERVICES - Provide auditory services including hearing aid and assistive listening device evaluations and dispensing; initiate appropriate follow-up and referral to other healthcare professionals

HEARING IMPAIRMENT - Supervise programs identifying cases of hearing impairment including newborn hearing screens

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards

SUPERVISION - Supervise graduate students, clinical fellows and/or paraprofessionals as delegated

EDUCATION AND LIAISON - Provide in-services and serve as a liaison to other health care providers and related professionals as assigned

EQUIPMENT AND RECORDS - Provide support and assistance in the areas of equipment calibration, maintenance and supply; monitor and maintain departmental data and records

CUSTOMER/STAFF RELATIONS - Establish and maintain good rapport and effective working relationships with patients, visitors, physicians and Hospital employees

PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes

PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk

PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner

PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Master's Degree in related discipline

EXPERIENCE: No minimum experience required

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

Licensed to practice Audiology and dispense hearing aids in State of New Mexico or obtain within 60 days of hire
CPR Certification for Healthcare/BLS Providers or for Professional Rescuers or must obtain within 30 calendar days of date of position

TESTING REQUIREMENTS:

Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED EDUCATION: Doctoral Degree in related discipline

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Bilingual English/Spanish
Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo Bilingual English/American Sign Language

WORKING CONDITIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

May be credentialed by UNMH Credentialing Committee
Minor Hazard - physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise
60 days written notice required for separation in order to be eligible for rehire

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.

Behaviors of Excellence - We Make it Better

We Care

We treat everyone with courtesy and respect.
We take time to listen.
We make people feel welcome with a greeting and smile. We anticipate the needs of others.
We value the patient’s perspective.

We do good work

We keep our skills and knowledge up to date.
We learn from our mistakes.
We are thorough, accurate, and timely in our documentation. We are open to change and improved processes.
We care about the details.

We need each other

We stay positive.
We don’t gossip.
We value our diversity.We help and encourage each other. We collaborate.

We share

We thank each other often and share credit.
We use appropriate language in speech and emails.
We explain what we are doing, encourage patients, and provide updates. We share ideas and information, and we welcome feedback.
We respond promptly to emails, pages, and calls.

We look after things

We are good stewards of our resources, equipment, and supplies. We are dependable, reliable, and on time.
We make efficient use of our time.
We take the initiative and follow through.We do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

We keep it safe

We wear our badges.
We adhere to handwashing guidelines.
We report any unsafe conditions that we see.
We protect the privacy of our patients.
We follow all safety protocols and respect the chain of command.

We show our pride by how we look

We dress professionally and comply with the dress code. We maintain tidy work areas.
We help keep our campus clean.
We put things where they belong.We protect our institution’s reputation.