This position supports Kaiser Permanente's code of conduct and compliance by adhering to all laws and regulations, accreditation and Licensure requirements, and internal policies and procedures. Kaiser Permanente is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

DEPARTMENT: Head & Neck Surgery

SCHEDULE: Short hour, 8 Hours per Week, Day Shift, Friday:8:30AM-5:00PM. This is a multi-site position.

Education/License/Certification: Masters degree in Audiology required. Current California state license in audiology required. Previous post-licensure experience in the field of audiology preferred. California hearing aid dispensers license may be required. Certificate of clinical competency in audiology preferred.

Position Summary: Administers diagnostic audiological tests that allow the differentiation between types of hearing disorders, coordinates and interprets test results and consults with and makes recommendations on hearing disorders to physicians.

Qualifications: Proficient in diagnostic evaluation of hearing, prevention, habilitation and rehabilitation services for auditory problems. Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.
Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications: Two or more years in the past four years post-licensure experience in the field of hearing aid dispensing preferred. Includes compentency in client consultation, sales, training for products dispensed at KP Hearing Aid Clinic. Product knowledge of hearing aids and assistive listening devices. Certificate of clinical competency in audiology preferred. Bilingual skills preferred.
Must be flexible to meet the needs of the department.

Duties: Provides diagnostic evaluation of hearing, prevention, habilitation and rehabilitation services for auditory problems and research relating to hearing and attendant disorders. Physically and otoscopically examines the outer structures of the ear. Procedures may include evaluation, fitting and dispensing of hearing aids; cochlear implant assessment, programming and rehabilitation; and electrophysiologic evaluation of the vestibular and auditory mechanisms, in addition to electroacoustic measures of the peripheral and central auditory systems. Counsels individuals with auditory disorders, their families and other service providers regarding the etiology of the disorder and its management. Provides reports and coordinates audiological results with other diagnostic data such as educational, medical, social and behavioral information.
Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
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In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors.


Specific Departmental Duties: Evaluates hearing aid choices and patient needs in recommending and formatting (option, programming, circuitry) appropriate hearing aids and applications. Provides training in hearing aid use, trouble shooting, minor repairs and coordinates outside repairs. Duties will include rotation between clinic, Audiology departments and the Hearing Aid Center. In the future, schedules may change to meet the needs of our members. This could include shift changes and possible weekend and evening rotations which would be addressed per contract language.

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