Audiologist (Monday - Friday)

About the role

• Location: Geisinger Healthplex State College
• Shift: Days (United States of America)
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Worker Type: Regular
• Exemption Status: Yes

Job Summary

Full Time; Monday - Friday; 8am - 4:30pm; REQUIRES: Active Pennsylvania Audiologist licensure AND Doctorate in Audiology or Master's Degree if licensed prior to 2007.

Job Duties

Provides audiological diagnostic and rehabilitative care to patients.

• Provides standard audiometric battery of tests including air conduction, bone conduction, speech reception threshold, and speech discrimination tests.
• Provides electrophysiologic testing.
• Provides rehabilitative care including counseling, and hearing aid evaluation, orientation, and training.
• Provides consultation and testing for the infant screening program.
• Provides services in aural rehabilitation (i.e., cochlear implants, osseointegrated hearing aids, etc.).
• Provides tinnitus and central auditory processing evaluation and counseling.
• Records procedures and results in patient records; records charges; corresponds with others regarding patients as appropriate.
• Oversees clinical work of Audiology Technicians.
• May supervise graduate students.
• Consults with other departments andmakes referrals as appropriate.
• Reports malfunctioning equipment to the Manager and performs minor equipment repairs.
• Provides in-service training by planning, organizing and participating in community education activities.

Additional information

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

Caring for your health and well-being.

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contribution
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

Education: Doctoral Degree-Audiology (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Certificate of Clinical Competence within 6 months - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Licensed Audiologist - Default Issuing Body

Skills: Communication, Rehabilitation Practices/Programs

Our Purpose & Values

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.