Job Description

Location: Morton Hospital
Posted Date: 4/11/2023

About Steward Health Care
Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country’s largest physician-led, tax paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.
Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multispecialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.
Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
For more information, visit www.steward.org.

At Steward Health Care System, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized behavioral health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.

***Audiologist 32hrs/Days

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for evaluation and rehabilitation of hearing loss of patients from neonates to geriatrics Participates in patient and family teaching and providing leadership by working cooperatively with auxiliary speech-hearing-language center and rehab staff in maintaining standard for professional audiological practice in the clinical setting.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Administers, diagnoses, interprets evaluations based on standardized/recommended techniques and pertinent background information. Communicates evaluation results and recommendations in a comprehensive manner as reported in customer surveys.
  • Evaluates, selects and recommends appropriate hearing aid amplification following procedures outlined in the hearing aid dispensing program or procedures as defined by other agencies.
  • Appropriately adapts standard methods of evaluation/treatment techniques to elicit relevant and functional data when necessary.
  • Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the client/family member and uses praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behavior.
  • Demonstrates reasonable expectations of patients, family members and other professionals cognizant of the limitations under which they may be functioning.
  • Attempts to understand the needs of others relative to requests for treatment/evaluations, especially those needs of physicians, and uses good judgement when responding to those requests.
  • Writes diagnostic evaluation and treatment progress reports in a clear, concise, accurate and timely manner, within the time frame specified by department policies and procedures.
  • Demonstrates an ability to organize and achieve quality performance in new routines, procedures and skills, able to adjust to change.
  • Maintains a minimum standard of productivity per established Center policy as the client workload remains constant and adjusts schedule in view of fluctuations in the client workload. Accepts emergency/priority clients as assigned.
  • Responds to fluctuations in workload by requesting/accepting additional evaluations, rescheduling cancellations, seeing walk-in clients, developing new service options. Utilizes downtime effectively to perform documentation details, self-education and/or department projects.
  • Willingly takes on additional responsibility for departmental projects (community service, inservices, health fairs, and performance improvements), that ensure continued growth of the department and hospital.
  • Initiates and practices constructive confrontation, exercising considerable discretion, keeping open channels of communication in dealing with co-workers and supervisors.
  • Actively participates in or initiates suggestions for determining innovative solutions to problems encountered in day-to-day operations which will make the department run more smoothly.
  • Ensures that all billing duties are completed promptly and accurately.
  • Completes work assignments within an acceptable time frame.
  • Uses time and resources to the best possible advantage for successful completion of job responsibilities.
  • Develops and maintains efficient working relationships.
  • Is reliable in respect to attendance.
  • Is reliable in respect to punctuality.
  • Recognizes the importance of team efforts and partners with others to achieve positive outcomes.

CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS:

  • Is cooperative in interactions, treating customers with courtesy, respect and compassion.
  • Is patient when responding to questions and answers questions appropriately.
  • Responds to requests in a timely manner.
  • Handles interruptions in a skillful way.
  • Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor.
  • Strives to prevent/resolve customer concerns to the customer’s satisfaction.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

  • Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: inservices, formal educational programs, other work groups and on-the-job training).
  • Attends and participates in staff meetings and inservices and/or reviews documentation as required.
  • Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
  • Performs analytical and decision making functions with minimal supervision.
  • Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
  • Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE/TECHNICAL/OTHER:

Required Qualifications: Masters Degree in Audiology

MA State License/eligibility

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in hearing aid dispensing, Auditory Brainstem Response testing, Otoacoustic Emissions and Central Auditory Processing Testing.


Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.


Additional Information

Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.

Important COVID message

Please note, Morton Hospital is taking additional, necessary preparations to ensure patients can receive compassionate care in a safe, carefully managed environment - with confidence and without fear. Our Safe and Ready program consists of a rigorous [five-point] standard ensuring patient safety, confidence and convenience: Expanded hours will allow previously cancelled procedures to be scheduled as quickly as possible. Any COVID-19 related care takes place in designated areas away from other patients and their families. Emergency Departments are reorganized to be a safe place to treat all emergency patients. A stringent cleaning policy has been implemented throughout the hospital. A strictly controlled visitor and masking policy is required for patient safety. You can rest assured that we have made the necessary preparations to provide care in a safe, controlled and professional way.

This position is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Steward Health Care Workforce. Employees in this position will be required to provide adequate proof of vaccination for COVID-19 by an FDA-approved vaccine prior to starting work. Steward will consider requests for exemptions from this vaccine requirement on the basis of medical condition or sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable Federal laws.

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