Audiology Intern

Summary

PRN schedule - must be currently enrolled in Audiology graduate program

Additional Information

This position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana.

Description

• Reviews medical records and interviews parent/caregiver to obtain pertinent health information and relevant patient histories prior to each evaluation to determine a developmentally appropriate protocol.
• Utilizes Cross-Creek Principle with each patient to make a reliable and valid judgement and seeks assistance from other staff to enhance the evaluation integrity and completeness.
• Auxiliary in the selection, verification, and management of amplication needs for identified patients.
• Pre-selects appropriate device(s) and ear molds based on audiometric configuration, patients listening environment and level of functioning.
• Uses appropriate software in pre-selection and programming stages of the fitting process.
• Confirms selection through functional and objective measures.
• Auxiliary in the Hearing Aid/ALD Loaner Bank and documents and routes repairs to appropriate manufacturer.
• Generates appropriate documents for recordkeeping, reporting and referrals with appropriate supervision.
• Completes the summary section of the audiogram and the date of service obtaining supervisor signature and routing to medical records.
• Completes documentation and entries regarding patients in electronic databases and including those for scheduling and for amplication fittings.
• Completes and routes charge sheets, follow-up forms, and patient education forms as directed.
• Completes all other duties as assigned by the director or his/her designee.