Job Summary:


To assess, diagnose, and treat patients with hearing, balance and related disorders.

Essential Responsibilities:


+ Evaluates patients audiologic function, interprets findings, and reviews test results with patient or responsible adult.

+ Documents patients case history, test results and recommendations for follow up in the medical record and reports results and recommendations to referring physician and/or primary care physician.

+ Counsels patients about treatment options for hearing loss and refers patients to ear, nose and throat department for consultation when appropriate.

+ Counsels patients about management of chronic tinnitus.

+ Educates patients about hearing conservation.

+ Evaluates patients vestibular function when referred for dizziness, vertigo, or imbalance.

+ Performs canalith repositioning maneuvers for patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and co...