Audiologist - Texas Medical Center (ENT)

UTHealth Houston ENT is hiring an Audiologist to join their practice in the Texas Medical Center. In this position, the Audiologist will practice a broad range of audiologic services while working with a diverse and complex patient population. This position offers the opportunity for one to expand their clinical expertise, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and provide meaningful care in a leading academic medical environment.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a high-volume outpatient/hospital setting with procedural knowledge (VNG, vHIT, CI, Sedated ABR, Hearing Aids, etc.).

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees

Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)

• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Provides basic audiologic services for prevention, identification, diagnosis, consultation and rehabilitation to patients with communication deficits resulting from hearing impairment and other associated disorders.

Position Key Accountabilities

1. Coordinates various phases of clinical audiologic and related research activities.

2. Performs audiologic evaluation of pediatric and adult patients suspected of hearing deficits. Identifies type and degree of hearing loss.

3. Follows up on patients and counsels family to verify use of appropriate self care techniques or the recommended referral service.

4. Assists in the development and administering of quality assurance programs.

5. Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to federal, state, and local regulations, and professional standards.

6. Maintains patient records.

7. Provides auditory evaluations and education.

8. Assists in the instruction and demonstration of testing procedures and services to clinic personnel, medical students, and residents.

9. Maybe required to dispense hearing aids to patients.

10. Maintains accurate, complete, and timely documentation.

11. Maintains supplies and equipment.

12. Other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) required or

Audiologist License by Texas Department of Licensing and Registration (TDLR) or must obtained within two months of initial employment required

Minimum Education

Master’s degree in audiology and completion of a Clinical Fellowship/Externship Year (CFY), clinical audiology experience both in adults and pediatric patients.

Audiology Doctorate (Au. D.) is preferred.

Minimum Experience

No experience required.

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C. F. R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.