Audiologist
Company: American Hearing Aids Associates
Location: Temple
Posted on: July 31, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview
About us: Anyplace Audiology's mission is to help restore your
quality of life by providing hearing solutions that actually work.
We guarantee all of our patients the highest level of attention and
commitment. Were firm believers that professional services can be
delivered in a personal way.
Position Purpose: AnyPlace Audiology and their clinics are seeking
an experienced audiologist. The audiologist will assist our
patients with hearing issues, disabilities, injuries, and other
issues that are causing a loss of hearing. Our audiologist will
work with patients of all age groups, assisting veterans and other
adult patients. The audiologist will assess patients, set treatment
plans, and coordinate care with doctors and physical therapists to
assist patients.
Responsibilities:
Establish and cultivate long-term, effective partnerships with
facility clients to gain in-depth knowledge of their current and
future needs.
Perform inner ear assessments on patients.
Perform tests and assessments to treat patients with a hearing
problem or hearing disorder.
Document and maintain client contact information, situation, and
activity.
Review test results with patients and determine the appropriate
treatment plan for patients. Include treatment plans that coincide
with their insurance.
Consult with and educate clients. Assist in negotiating contract
terms (i.e.,bill rates, other language) with client contacts and
prepare new client contracts.
Council families of patients. Assisting with patients who have
hearing disabilities. This may include using technology or learning
sign language, or lip reading.
Ensure all event operations are carried on in an appropriate,
cost-effectiveway.
Improve operational management systems, processes, and
bestpractices.
Fit hearing aids to clients and ensure that hearing aids are
comfortable, functional, and in working order before the patients
leaves the health clinic.
Use audiometers, computers, and other medical devices to test
patients hearing ability and balance. Determine the extent of any
hearing damage and perform tests to identity the underlying cause
of the health issue.
Purchase materials, plan inventory and oversee
warehouseefficiency.
Help the organizations processes remain legallycompliant.
Formulate strategic and operationalobjectives.
Examine financial data and use them to improveprofitability.
Manage budgets andforecasts.
Perform quality controls and monitor productionKPIs.
Train and supervise
Contracts team to achieve divisional profit margin expectations and
minimize risk.
Represent a central point of contact between facility client,
recruiter, and clinical liaison to effectively manage behavioral or
performancechallenges andpreserve the client relationship.
Formulating strategy, improving performance, procuring material and
resources, and securing compliance.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education
Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree, and Ph.D. in Audiology,
Healthcare Science, or Communication Sciences.
Licensed Audiologist (Texas).
Experience
At least 1 year of experience as an Audiologist.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate
with patients, physicians, and clinical staff as well as outside
referral sources.
Ideal candidate will have experience with Adult Hearing Loss
Populations including veteran and/or active military
population.
Must be knowledgeable of VA comprehensive & pension exams along
with working with TriWest, Humana Military, QTC, VES, LHI, BCBS,
United Healthcare, Cigna, etc. Understand fitting hearing aids to
adult populations
Keywords: American Hearing Aids Associates, Temple , Audiologist, Healthcare , Temple, Texas
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