Part Time Newborn Hearing Screening Technician

About the role

Hearing loss is one of the most common birth defects in the US. Undetected hearing loss can lead to delays in speech and language development. Your role as a Newborn Hearing Screening Technician will ensure infants with hearing loss are identified at the time of birth and receive appropriate care. Hearing Screening Associates is a full-service company that offers an all-inclusive service for screening the hearing of newborn infants. The concept covers everything from personnel and testing to equipment, reporting, and billing. This part-time position is based in a busy Newborn Nursery / NICU hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Conducting newborn hearing screenings on all infants in the well baby and NICU units, prior to discharge from the hospital, coordinates post-discharge follow up care as needed utilizing appropriate procedures and computer technology.
• Works directly with nursing staff, patients, and parents to communicate relevance of hearing screening and early identification to support positive outcome.
• Will analyze and communicate responses to problem situations in a manner consistent with the company and customer's needs.
• Maintain and use hearing screening equipment, assist with database management.
• Interact as needed with various hospital departments; Performs duties in accordance with the policies and procedures of HSA, hospitals, and respective departments.
• Uphold the code of conduct and compliance policies.
• Upon completion of HSA/Hospital training, has thorough knowledge of procedural variables and instrumentation in the application of Transient Otoacoustic Emissions and/or Automatic Auditory Brainstem Response technology.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• One (1) or more years of healthcare or childcare training/experience, or related college curriculum is a plus.
• Possess basic computer skills.
• Ability to function independently in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Ability to attend all company provided training.
• Willingness and ability to learn and operate hearing screening equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk and stand for a complete shift, 2-6 hours depending on size of hospital.
• Push and pull screening cart.
• Must be able to lift to 25 pounds at times.

Pay

$18.00/hour + $1.00/hr. weekend differential. Approximately 10-12 hours per week.

Schedule

2-3 mornings per week including weekdays, weekends and occasional holidays with an 8 AM start time. Shifts generally average 4 hours per day. Schedules are established quarterly. Must be comfortable working at both Good Samaritan Medical Center in Suffern NY & St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick NY (although this location would be rare).