Audiology Health Technician

Quick Facts

• Role: Audiology Health Technician
• Focus: Patient care support and audiology program assistance within the Audiology service

Description

Support audiologists with patient care activities that do not require full audiology licensure, including patient charting, education, triage, and administrative duties. Perform hearing aid and screening support tasks (e.g., listening checks, Bluetooth pairing, programming stored settings, hearing pass/fail screenings), manage audiology clinic supplies and safety, and assist with device troubleshooting and repairs. You may also be expected to mentor and train new audiology health technicians and support specialty audiology programs and outcomes measures.

Responsibilities

• Triaging patients to an audiologist based on procedural complexity
• Performing listening checks and basic device operations for hearing aids
• Pairing hearing aids and accessories via Bluetooth
• Programming previously stored settings; activating remote controls
• Conducting hearing pass/fail screenings without interpretation
• Managing loaner stock inventory and office supplies
• Responding to routine patient inquiries and providing administrative guidance
• Supporting infection control, patient safety, and clinical supply management
• Cleaning, disinfecting instrumentation and work surfaces in the audiology clinic
• Reprocessing reusable medical equipment per facility policy
• Taking earmold impressions
• Hearing aid troubleshooting and repair
• Supporting tinnitus, hearing implant, vestibular, and telehealth specialty programs; collecting outcome measures
• Documenting and coding patient procedures for audiologist co-signature
• Mentoring and training new health technicians (Audiology)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Successful completion of required onboarding and pre-employment steps (including acceptable identification)
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program
• Selective Service registration requirement for eligible males
• Ability to meet qualification standards via required experience and/or education
• Ability to complete a required 1–2 year trial period and meet written public-interest certification for continued employment

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 37–50 days of annual paid time off per year (including annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)
• Parental leave after 12 months (up to 12 weeks paid)
• Child care subsidy after 60 days for eligible full-time employees
• Federal retirement pension and 401K with employer contributions up to 5%
• Federal health/vision/dental and other insurance benefits
• Telework: not available
• Virtual: not a virtual position