Infant Hearing Screener - PRN -1st Shift

About Us

Huntsville Hospital was recently named Best Regional Hospital and #2 in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report. With 971 beds, a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU, and the largest Emergency Department and Level 1 Trauma Center in the state with our own specialized Red Shirt Trauma Program, there are many opportunities to apply your knowledge and skills. We are a certified Primary Stroke Center and named "One of the Top 100 Hospitals in the Nation with Great Heart Programs." From six cath labs and four EP labs to multiple medical and step-down units, you can continually grow your skillset!

We offer a training center on campus for continuing education, Shared Governance Program, Clinical Ladder for professional development, The Daisy Award, and if you are a new grad, a Nurse Residency Program to help you transition from student to professional nurse. We care about you and your well-being by offering an excellent benefits package, childcare, health and wellness programs, an onsite employee pharmacy, a free health clinic, tuition assistance, and much more.

Qualifications

• Educational requirement: HS/GED required
• Experience requirement: Healthcare experience required
• Skills: Able to work independently, complete training with adequate demonstration of competency-based skills, follow hospital policies, regulations, and procedures, communicate and interact with hospital and medical staff, handle and operate electrical equipment, safely apply small objects to infant ears and head, remember a precise sequence of instructions for the screening protocol, meet the physical demands of the screening process (e.g. - able to stand, walk, and handle equipment for prolonged periods of time, able to see and read small print on infant ID badges and to comprehend English)

Responsibilities

• Perform hearing screens on neonates prior to discharge
• Document screening results in the medical record
• Enter screening data into the Hearing Screen Computer database
• Other responsibilities may include but are not limited to patient care tech and secretarial tasks within the Pediatric Therapy and Audiology department

Benefits

We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!