Audiology Technician - Texas Medical Center

UTHealth Houston is hiring an Audiology Technician to join their team in the Texas Medical Center. Previous experience in an outpatient audiology or ENT clinic highly preferred.

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!

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Position Summary :

Responsible for performing testing and maintaining data related to audiology services. May perform automated hearing screenings, and first follow-up screenings, for infants born at Memorial Hermann Hospital or care for UT Physicians patients in clinic as directed by supervising audiologist.

Position Key Accountabilities :

1. Performs hearing screenings and first follow up screenings using automated equipment for all babies born at Memorial Hermann Hospital.

2. Maintains TEHDI database and upload results from screenings into TEHDI database. Enters results into EMR.

3. Provides written information to families regarding hearing, developmental milestones, and follow up instructions. Schedules diagnostic follow up appointments with audiologist.

4. Provides patient's family with information regarding the purpose of newborn hearing screenings and how they work.

5. Maintains equipment including daily biological check, cleaning of equipment, inventory, and ordering of supplies.

6. May perform diagnostic, counseling, and rehabilitative services to clinical patients as directed by supervising audiologist.

7. Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification / Skills :

Computer skills including basic data entry, ability to utilize automated auditory brainstem response equipment and some specialized audiology equipment, basic verbal communication skills, and good interpersonal skills.

Minimum Education :

High school diploma or equivalent. Must be able to complete training including automated hearing screening, data entry, EMR training, infection control, universal precautions, and CPR.

Minimum Experience :

Health care experience supplemented by work in the field of audiology preferred.

Physical Requirements :

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and / or up to 10 pounds frequently and / or a negligible amount 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.