Audiologist Assistant – Hartford/Farmington/Glastonbury – Full Time

The Audiology Assistant performs a variety of routine tasks and duties under the direction and supervision of an audiologist, allowing the audiologist to focus on provision of evaluative, diagnostic, management and treatment services requiring the direct involvement of licensed audiologists.  Duties include equipment maintenance, inventory, stocking and environment care, amplification related tasks, testing support, and administrative support functions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain audiology testing supplies, linens, and patient care equipment including: monthly inventory, weekly stocking and organization.
• Maintain environment of care including: weekly rounding of patient care areas to assess compliance with departmental and organizational standards, cleaning patient care supplies following organizational standards for infection control, assisting with monthly biological calibration of audiometric equipment.
• Under the supervision of a licensed audiologist – maintain stock of loaner hearing aids, assist in minor hearing aid repairs; provide testing assistance to aid in patient management. 
• Support departmental ability to provide patient equipment via assistance with daily packaging and mailing relating to equipment orders, logging of outgoing orders, receipt and logging of incoming items, reconciling outstanding orders, and support hearing aid and cochlear implant related data management as assigned. 
• Assist in scanning and filing patient documentation to support timely access to records.  
• Perform light office duties as requested including scanning, photocopying, faxing, filing, phone calls, chart preparation and the like.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the population-specific differences and needs of patients in appropriate, specific populations from neonate through adolescence and applies them to practice.  Demonstrates cultural sensitivity in all interactions with patients/families and co-workers.
• Demonstrates support for the mission, values and goals of the organization through behaviors that are consistent with the CT Children’s standards.  
   

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience Required:

• High school diploma or GED required. Competency based training preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of: 

• Infection control procedures and universal precautions.

Skills:

• Demonstrates competency-based skills necessary to the performance of role responsibilities.
• Microsoft Office

Ability to:

• Communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Work well under time constraints.