Job Description

Discover Vanderbilt Health: With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization:

Pediatric Audiology

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY

Provides leadership in the evaluation, treatment and counsel of patients with hearing and vestibular disorders to improve communication function and postural stability. Initiates collaboration with health care team to meet patient care, outcomes and system improvement objectives. Increase the visibility of the department and profession through activities that occur in the state, region, nation and world.

Pediatric Audiologist

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus + Relocation Assistance Available for Eligible Candidates

Location: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (ENT Clinic) and Medical Center East

Sign-On Bonus Terms

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus (taxable) paid over 24 months.

• Bonus is available to qualified external candidates.
• Sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC within the past 12 months.

Relocation Bonus Terms

Up to $10,000 Relocation Bonus (taxable) paid within 45 days of hire.

• Bonus amount is based on relocation mileage.
• Candidate must relocate from greater than 100 miles away to qualify.
• Relocation bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC within the past 12 months.

Join Tennessee's #1 Children's Hospital and One of the Nation's Leading Pediatric Audiology Programs

For 20 consecutive years, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has been recognized among the nation's best children's hospitals and has once again earned the distinction of No. 1 Children's Hospital in Tennessee.

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Pediatric Audiologist to join one of the nation's largest and most respected Pediatric Audiology programs. Our team of 23 Pediatric Audiologists provides comprehensive diagnostic audiology, hearing aid services, amplification management, and hearing healthcare for infants, children, and adolescents throughout Tennessee and the Southeast.

This is an exceptional opportunity to practice at a nationally recognized academic medical center while providing specialized care for children with hearing loss and communication disorders. You'll work alongside pediatric ENT physicians and multidisciplinary specialists dedicated to helping children hear, communicate, learn, and thrive.

Home to Vanderbilt University's nationally recognized Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) program, Vanderbilt offers an environment where clinical excellence, innovation, research, education, and mentorship come together.

Whether you're an experienced Pediatric Audiologist or a new graduate Audiologist with strong pediatric training, you'll find a collaborative team, advanced technology, meaningful career growth, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on children's lives.

Why Join Vanderbilt Pediatric Audiology?

• Practice at Tennessee's No. 1 Children's Hospital
• Join one of the nation's largest teams of Pediatric Audiologists
• Work alongside 23 dedicated pediatric hearing specialists
• Provide comprehensive pediatric diagnostic audiology services
• Care for infants, children, and adolescents referred from across Tennessee and the Southeast
• Perform advanced diagnostic testing, including natural-sleep ABR evaluations
• Evaluate, fit, and manage hearing aids and bone conduction devices
• Collaborate with Pediatric ENT physicians and multidisciplinary pediatric teams
• Access mentorship, continuing education, and professional development opportunities
• Contribute to a leading academic health system and teaching environment
• Comprehensive benefits beginning on day one
• New graduates are encouraged to apply

What You'll Do

As a Pediatric Audiologist, you will provide diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services for children with a variety of hearing and communication needs.

Responsibilities include:

• Perform comprehensive pediatric diagnostic audiologic evaluations
• Conduct natural-sleep Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) testing
• Perform behavioral audiometry, Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) testing, tympanometry, acoustic reflex testing, and speech audiometry
• Evaluate, fit, verify, and manage pediatric hearing aids and amplification devices
• Conduct bone conduction device consultations, fittings, and follow-up care
• Provide hearing aid troubleshooting, verification, and ongoing support
• Educate and counsel patients and families regarding hearing loss, amplification options, communication development, and treatment recommendations
• Develop individualized care plans and treatment recommendations
• Collaborate with Pediatric ENT physicians, speech-language pathologists, educators, and other pediatric specialists
• Document patient care and treatment plans within the electronic medical record
• Support pediatric audiology services across Vanderbilt Health locations as needed

Qualifications

Required

• Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree from an accredited program
• Tennessee Audiology license or eligibility for Tennessee licensure

Preferred

• Experience in Pediatric Audiology
• Experience conducting diagnostic audiologic evaluations
• Experience with hearing aid evaluations, fittings, and follow-up care
• Experience with bone conduction devices and amplification technology
• Experience performing ABR testing and pediatric hearing assessments
• Commitment to family-centered care and collaborative practice

New graduates with strong pediatric clinical training are encouraged to apply.

Build Your Career in Pediatric Audiology

This opportunity is ideal for Audiologists seeking experience in Pediatric Audiology, Diagnostic Audiology, Pediatric Hearing Aids, Amplification Management, Hearing Loss Evaluation, ABR Testing, OAE Testing, Bone Conduction Devices, Pediatric ENT, and Children's Healthcare within a nationally recognized pediatric health system.

At Vanderbilt Health, you'll help children and families navigate hearing loss while building your career within one of the nation's premier pediatric audiology programs.

Apply today to join Vanderbilt Pediatric Audiology and help children hear their world.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Completes full diagnostic hearing assessments using the appropriate testing method and equipment for the patient type, diagnosis, and reason for referral.
• Formulates and/or implements a treatment plan to address deficits and patient/family areas of concern.
• Completes documentation in a timely manner.
• Provides education/consultation to patient, family, health care team and community.
• Enhances and impacts our knowledge of the nature of communicative and related disorders.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Rehab Therapist Patient Documentation (Advanced): Demonstrates mastery in documentation practices. Documents in the appropriate templates and utilizes only approved abbreviations within patient documentation. Meets institutional standards for quality and timeliness of documentation. May orient new staff to departmental and VUMC documentation standards. Completes accurate chart audits of co-workers’ documentation and mentor Level I and Level II clinicians, as needed by the department, regarding departmental and VUMC standards.
• Audiology Patient Education (Advanced): Communicates functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, diagnosis, and disease process. Adapts communication to the level of understanding of the patient. Determines comprehension and need for repetition and/or revision of counseling methods. Develops counseling materials (patient educational materials) that promote the understanding by the lay public of complex concepts. Promotes public awareness and prevention of communicative and related disorders through local, and regional presentations to patient groups (e.g. American Tinnitus Association, Vestibular Disorders Association etc). Generates measurable improvement in understanding and quality of life of patients and their families
• Audiology Treatment Implementation (Advanced): Includes objectives based on the results of the assessment and input from the patient and family. Selects interventions which produce the desired outcomes within the time frame projected. Modifies the treatment plan if patient/family are not deriving benefit. Identifies and recommends additional/alternative services. Includes patient and family in all aspects of care. Incorporates educational needs of patient and family. Respects roles and professional boundaries of others. Initiation of treatment is preceded, where appropriate, by the use of standardized measures to establish baseline functioning. These baseline measures are followed by subsequent assessments that occur at intervals that are substantiated by existing data and that are considered to be best practice. Incumbent is an innovator in that they participate in local efforts to develop new outcome measures.
• Audiology Patient Evaluation (Advanced): Obtains pertinent information to appropriately assess the patient. Administers appropriate hearing assessment per the clinical protocol. Interprets the results of the assessment and their significance for the patient, family, referring physician and other members of the health care team. Demonstrates mastery in knowledge and skills development in audiometric assessment across the age range as well as at least two of the following areas: infant hearing screening and audiometric estimation, hearing aid assessment and fitting, cochlear implant assessment and fitting and balance function testing. The incumbent is considered within and outside VUMC as a subject matter expert in at least one area of clinical audiology. Assists with establishing or modifying existing protocols and procedures for specific patient populations. Designs or participates in the design of research studies that result in the modification of existing protocols, preferred practice patterns and outcomes.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

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Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

LIC-Audiologist - Tennessee

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :

Less than 1 year

Education:

Doctorate

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.