When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.
Performs hearing screening on newborns using an automated computer based screener reports results to parents and cliniciansarranges postdischarge followup as needed and assists with database management.
Job Description:
Essential Responsibilities: - Accurately identifies locates and transports newborns who need hearing screenings. Prepares babies for testing and performs automated auditory brainstem response tests.
- Documents hearing screening results in medical record. Appropriately informs nursery staff physicians and parents of hearing screening results. Schedules followup hearing evaluations as needed.
- Identifies the need for limited equipment maintenance. Maintains supply distribution to multiple equipment locations.
- Assists in hearing screening data and database management.
- Performs daily charge entry into clinical computing system.
Required Qualifications:- High School diploma or GED required. Bachelors degree preferred.
- 01 years related work experience required.
- Experience with computer systems required including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint or Access.
Competencies:- Written Communications:Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
- Oral Communications:Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff patients families and external customers.
- Knowledge:Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. Specialized knowledge not required.
- Team Work:Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas identifying issues and respecting team members.
- Customer Service:Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients visitors staff and external customers in a professional serviceoriented respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
Physical Nature of the Job:Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move through out the hospital campus
As a health care organization we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
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