BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY
Examine diagnose and provide clinical services for patients related to auditory dysfunction including those of a highly complex and unusual nature.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform hearing testing on patients
- Coordinate diagnostic information with specialists from other professions.
- Plan direct conduct or participate in programs including counseling guidance and clinical work regarding appropriate modes of patient communication.
- Predict potential benefit to patients from use of cochlear implants or other clinical interventions.
- Initiate and maintain functional and comprehensive patient records.
- Counsel patients families and others concerning the management of the patients hearing disorder and associated speech and/or language problems including the social and psychological problems associated with the hearing disorder.
- Assist in the instruction of graduate students in speech pathology and audiology.
- Participate in service training programs in audiology for departmental conferences and CEU events
- Participate in clinical research trials to develop diagnostic and remedial techniques and procedures for communication disorders and other research pertaining to communication processes.
- Assist with preparation of research proposals and grant requests.
- Perform other tasks as assigned
- Maintain effective working relationships with faculty staff students and the public.
- Establish and maintain standards of collaborative interaction among peers and employees that is characterized by respect honesty and service; assure that all unit members are held to similar standards and ethics; constructively manages conflict.
- Inspire and motivate others to high performance by exercising strong stewardship of University resources setting expectations measuring success through individual performance evaluations and driving organizational results.
- Identify opportunities for and creates development plans that encourage employees to attend to the growth of their personal and professional capacity; engage self and staff in collective reflection of the Universitys greater role in society.
The department intends to hire for one position as either an Audiologist I requisitionor Audiologist II requisitionbased on the qualifications of the successful candidate. Please apply to the specific position for which you which to be considered or both.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Masters degree in Audiology is required.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology issued by the American Boards of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology of the American Speech and Hearing Association or qualifications equivalent to such certification is required. An individual is considered to possess such equivalent qualifications if s/he meets the academic practicum and supervised experience requirements for certification and has achieved an acceptable score on the National Examination in Audiology.
- Considerable (3-5 years) directly related experience in Audiology is required.
- An Audiology license from the State ofIowa or the ability to acquire one is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Position and Application Details
In order to be considered for an interview applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a Relevant File to the submission:
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
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