Infant Hearing Screening Tech (First, VFT) Corporate Audiology
Full Time
Orlando, FL 32806
Posted
Job description
Position Summary:
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is seeking for Infant Hearing Screening Tech to provides newborn infant hearing screenings in the hospital setting under the direction of a licensed audiologist by conducting reliable and accurate screening of newborns in various environments, through the use of computer based clinical equipment. Responsibilities:
Licensure/Certification
Maintains current CPR certification.
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is located on the downtown Orlando campus and includes 156 licensed beds for specialized care for children as well as the Bert Martin’s Champions for Children Emergency Department & Trauma Center, offering trauma care for children as the pediatric site of the Orlando Health ORMC Level One Trauma Center. State-of-the-art pediatric services are provided by a comprehensive staff that includes pediatric subspecialty physicians and a nursing team that is “Magnet” recognized for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care. The hospital also has earned national recognition for 12 consecutive years as a “Best Children’s Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report and was included, together with Orlando Health ORMC, in the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list for 2021.
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is seeking for Infant Hearing Screening Tech to provides newborn infant hearing screenings in the hospital setting under the direction of a licensed audiologist by conducting reliable and accurate screening of newborns in various environments, through the use of computer based clinical equipment.
Essential Functions
Qualifications:
- Conducts medical record review to identify infants in need of hearing screening and risk factors for hearing impairment.
- Identifies and prioritizes infants to be screened based on mode of delivery and time of delivery to assure optimal time for screening.
- Critical thinking skills and attention to detail with a high level of accuracy is required to assure low false positives and fiscal responsibility
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
- Assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.
- Provides care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures and guidelines.
- Documents in medical record and computerized medical record standing orders, results, recommendations and billing charges accurately.
- Reports screening results to the Department of Children and Families.
- Provides education and follow-up appointments through computerized scheduling for outpatient follow-up appointments.
- Computer competency in various Orlando Health and clinical systems. Disseminates audiology reports for outpatients returning to follow-up to Health Information Management department, physicians, Department of Children and Families, parents, and others.
- Updates logs of outpatient babies in Excel with demographic information, test result status and other outcomes.
- Assists Supervisor and Audiologist with tracking infants discharged without hearing screening and failed babies and with collection of statistics required for Department of Children and Families.
- Maintains clinical equipment and performs/documents daily operational checks as required.
- Maintains par levels or medical testing supplies and reports needs to Supervisor.
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Education/Training
- Associate degree in a science or health care field; or two years of applicable college
- experience or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience on a 1:1 basis; offsetting experience must be in the healthcare setting.
Licensure/Certification
Maintains current CPR certification.
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