Newborn Hearing Screen Technician - Full Time

About the role

Join us in making a difference in the early detection of hearing loss in newborns as a Newborn Hearing Screen Technician. As a newborn hearing screen technician, you will provide hearing screens in the hospital after a baby is born and work on-site at one or more hospital locations to screen newborns for hearing loss. At Pediatrix, you will receive on-the-job training, including annual certification accredited by the American Academy of Audiology, to ensure you are adept in improving early detection of hearing impairments and encouraging timely intervention. This position is based at Winter Haven Women’s Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Perform hearing screens and provide education to parents on the relevance of hearing screens and the importance of early intervention.
• Comply with all company and facility policies and procedures including, but not limited to, appropriate PPE, required vaccinations and other safety/security protocols, Company and Hospital Orientations and annual compliance modules.
• Raise any questions or concerns from hospital staff and/or leadership as appropriate to the HS Manager.
• Evaluate each patient for “screen readiness” prior to performing a screen; screen only patients that are fed, quiet, not moving/agitated, and calm to achieve a reliable result.
• Collect all necessary data/demographics for each baby.
• Perform the hearing screen and all screen-related services on all eligible babies during