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Work Shift:
Please see job description for details.
Time Type:
Part time
Department:
CC014300 Audiology - Little RockPRN schedule during clinic hours of Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm (not benefit-eligible)
Provides a wide range of audiological services utilizing developmentally appropriate techniques for patients from birth to 21 and approved adult patients.
Doctoral degree - Au.D. or Ph.D
Direct - No experience required
Audiology License - AR Board of Examiners Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Clinical Competence – Audiology (CCC-A) - ASHA - American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Will accept ABESPA “OK to Work” letter while licensure is being processed. - AR Board of Examiners Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
1. Performs audiological evaluations and screenings; Demonstrates knowledge of departmental policies, procedures, and specific protocols regarding patient care.
2. 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 evidence-based protocol.
3. Implements a plan of action with appropriate recommendations and counsels/educates every patient and family utilizing appropriate language and including relative educational materials; involves the patient/family in decision-making as appropriate.
4. Maintains technical competency with all clinical equipment, including diagnostic, screening and computer-assisted applications, updating competencies as required.
5.Determines options regarding traditional amplification, cochlear implants, bone-anchored
implants, FM technology, etc. and provides information and education to family/patient in order to navigate the decision-making process.
6. Pre-selects appropriate device(s) and ear molds based on audiometric configuration, patients listening environment and level of functioning, utilizing computer assisted applications when appropriate and confirms through functional and objective measures.
7. Counsels patient/family regarding the adjustment process, device care/maintenance, appropriate expectations, needed follow-up protocol and provides written/visual materials to support. Confirms family understanding regarding device care/maintenance and the recommended individualized plan of care for the patient's audiological needs prior to discharge.
8. Demonstrates emerging competency to administer and interpreter specialized testing in complex cases according to clinic standards.
9. Generates appropriate documentation for recordkeeping, reporting and referrals in the electronic medical record and required databases; Ensures documentation for charges accurately reflects procedures performed; Obtains appropriate releases to share results with others involved in care/treatment.
10. Completes all other duties as assigned by the director or his/her designee.
Arkansas Children's is the only healthcare system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); the state’s only magnetoencephalography (MEG) system for neurosurgical planning and cutting-edge research; and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s Hospital is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric specialties (2022—2023): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the Northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health. To learn more, visit archildrens.org.
