Audiologist

Job Purpose / Objective 

Provide complete audiology evaluator, for a clinic population in excess of from neonates to geriatrics, in direct support of the ENT Service which is currently staffed with physicians.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities  

• Perform, monitor and evaluate audiologic testing on all patients referred such as pure tone and speech testing, site of lesion determination, impedance audiometry, and brain stem evoked response audiometry.
• Perform basic audiologic examination and hearing aid evaluations, determines appropriate amplifications and provides appropriate counselling.
• Perform electronystagmography.
• Participate in the training of paraprofessional personnel, thereby increasing the quality level and availability of audiologic testing within the medical community.
• Maintain and updates clinical data file on audiologic patients seen and evaluated in the department, and prepares clinical and statistical reports for purposes of referral and administration.
• Make appropriate referrals to departmental physicians when indicated.
• Monitor performance level and provide quarterly assessment of personnel within the audiologic section to the Senior Otolaryngologist.
• Maintain and further advances the level and range of audiologic assessments through continued medical education, to include the attendance at a minimum of one clinically applicable course or meeting (approved by Senior Physician) annually.
• Responsible for evaluating, updating, and maintaining all equipment within the audiologic service.
• Provide training to paraprofessional staff to facilitate expanded audiologic capacity, as well as supervising the current technician.
• Participate in person-centered care initiatives undertaken by HMG.
• Enrich patient experience with compassion, respect and dignity.
• Perform other applicable task and duties assigned within the realm of his/her knowledge, skills and abilities, commensurate with his/her assignment.

Education/ Professional Qualification

Bachelor of Science Degree, Audiology or Biology or Communicative Disorders or related subject

Experience

Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in diagnostic audiology

Professional Licensing / Certification / Training

Saudi Council