Audiologist at SLA Audiology
This isn’t just a “job.” It’s an opportunity to be part of a locally respected and passionate team that has built a stellar reputation as the most caring, trustworthy, and experienced audiological groups in Brownsburg, IN.
Our Mission
SLA Audiology is built on the relationships we foster with our patients by acting with integrity in all that we do. Our mission is to provide a customized care plan using evidence-based practices that ultimately keep patients connected to the people that are most important to them. Caring for the whole patient with the highest standard of care is our differentiator.
We’re now seeking somebody that wants to join our team, show us the commitment that we’ll show them, and be part of shaping the future of Audiology.
Although your education and experience plays a key role in this process, your personality traits and attitude are key priorities. If this is how your co-workers and friends would describe you, then we may be the ideal match:
Always happy, smiles a lot, positive attitude, always a pleasure to be around.
Friendly, warm, caring, a people person – which comes across the very first time you meet someone, even on the telephone.
Patient, compassionate, helpful especially with older people. Even temperament, calm, always pleasant, unflappable. Has a knack for being able to turn a frown into a smile.
Committed, dedicated, a great teammate, pitches in without being asked, puts team accomplishments ahead of individual accomplishments.
Accurate, detailed, wants to get things right, double checks their own work, makes very few mistakes
Owns it: accepts responsibility, credits others for successes and accepts responsibility for failures. Always looking for a constructive way to solve a problem.
Coachable, accepts feedback with a positive attitude. Always looking for ways to grow and improve.
Reliable, dependable, doesn’t just arrive on time: often comes in a little early to make sure they’re prepared for the day; willing to stay late when there’s work that needs to be done or a patient needs us
These statements also describe the people you’ll be working alongside, meaning that you’ll quickly discover that this is much more than a group of co-workers, but it feels like “your kind of people.”
If you're still reading this, it suggests that the role and the personality traits and attitude we're looking for resonate with you. So, let's now look at the specific duties of the role.
As an Audiologist, you will be playing a key role in helping our patients to achieve a lifetime of better hearing while ensuring the highest level standards of care that our reputation has been built upon.
Your job will be to ensure that every patient feels like our only patient.
Duties Include
Hearing Evaluations: Administering and interpreting audiometric results from auditory thresholds obtained via air and bone conduction, speech discrimination tests, sites of lesion tests, impedance audiometry, acoustic reflex tests, and otoacoustic emissions to determine the potential benefit of hearing loss treatment or need for further medical evaluation.
Hearing Aid Fittings: Assessing hearing aid candidacy, selecting appropriate hearing aid technology, programming, complete electroacoustic analysis, and fitting hearing aids with Real Ear Measures, and providing counseling on their use and maintenance.
Comprehensive Education: Providing thorough explanation of test results, treatment options, and strategies for managing hearing loss or balance disorders, ensuring patients feel empowered and informed.
Monitor Progress: Evaluating patients' progress through objective and subjective measures to ensure hearing goals have been attained.
Cerumen Management: Performing ear cleaning procedures to remove excess cerumen when indicated. This may involve irrigation with warm water, manual removal using specialized instruments such as curettes or loops, or the use of cerumenolytic agents to soften earwax before removal. Adhere to safe and gentle techniques for cerumen management to avoid causing discomfort, injury, or complications such as tympanic membrane perforation or external ear canal trauma.
Newborn Hearing Screening: Conducting hearing screenings on newborns to identify hearing loss and facilitate timely intervention.
Tinnitus Evaluations: Assessing and managing tinnitus through comprehensive evaluation, counseling, and sound therapy options.
Custom Hearing Protection: Providing custom solutions for hearing protection for musicians, hunters, law enforcement, swimmers, etc.
Tele-Audiology: Embracing telehealth to deliver audiological services remotely, in order to provide follow-up care more conveniently.
Rehabilitation Services: Offering auditory rehabilitation programs to improve communication skills, speechreading, and auditory processing abilities for individuals with hearing loss.
Community Outreach: Participating in community events, health fairs, and educational workshops to raise awareness about hearing health and support business growth.
Continuing Education: Staying updated on the latest research, technologies, and best practices in audiology through continuing educational courses, conferences, and professional development opportunities.
Exceeding Expectations for the Best Patient Journey: Employ best practices to provide exceptional care and service to enhance patient loyalty and make a positive impact on their quality of life beyond the clinical setting. This requires personalized care, follow-up support, collaboration with families, empathetic listening, as well as proactively anticipating and resolving problems before they become noticeable to the patient. Demonstrate the ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking, flexibility, and creativity when resolving customer issues.
Clinical Administrative Functions: Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient records at all stages, including phone calls, insurance documentation and scheduled patient encounters.
Workflow Management: Optimize workflows to enhance productivity; including but not limited to scheduling appointments effectively and minimizing wait times for patients.
Quality Improvement Initiatives: Participate in collaborative teamwork to identify areas for improvement in patient care processes. Willingness to collect feedback, analyze outcomes, and make adjustments as needed.
Mutual Support and Respect: Recognize co-worker's expertise and offer assistance when needed; even when task(s) may not be primary responsibilities of the audiologist to foster a supportive work environment.
Clinical Instruction & Evaluation: Willingness to serve as a preceptor to doctoral students.
Scope of Practice: The desire to expand skillset over time to meet the evolving needs of the patients of SLA Audiology.
This role requires access to PHI and you will be responsible for safeguarding it in accordance with our policies and procedures.
If the above sounds like the kind of role that you have been waiting for, at the type of practice that you want to be part of, then here’s what we’re looking for from you.
Education and Licensure Requirements:
Graduate degree in Audiology; AuD preferred
Strong 4th year extern considered
Active Indiana audiology license required or eligible for licensure
Qualifications and Skills:
Genuine commitment to the team and a desire to go above and beyond in compassionate patient care
Strong computer and equipment experience
Experience with multiple hearing aid manufacturers and willingness to learn any that are unfamiliar
Effective communication skills to educate patients and their families
Able to work independently and possess excellent time management skills
Excellent written communication and attention to detail in electronic medical record documentation
Organizational skills to manage time wisely and complete documentation within deadlines
Basic understanding of insurance billing and coding in order to effectively communicate cost of care
Willingness to learn new skills and take on new responsibilities as the practice grows
As you’re still reading, then you must like the sound of our culture, believe you’re the right personality fit for the role, and have the experience/qualifications that we’re looking for.
Work Hours and Benefits
Full time; Monday through Friday
Competitive Salary based on experience
Profit sharing based on clinic goals
Paid time off, personal time, paid birthday holiday and paid holidays
Simple IRA with employer contributions
Continuing education stipend, licensure reimbursement, and specialized training opportunities
Professional liability insurance covered.
If you believe that this is the right fit for both you and us, then we would love to talk.
Please send your resume over as well as any additional information that you believe will make you stand out and capture our attention.
We very much look forward to hearing from you.
Apply Now
Please send your resume over as well as any additional information that you believe will make you stand out and capture our attention.
We very much look forward to hearing from you.
