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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | JOB SUMMARY |
| 2 | JOB SUMMARY Under the general direction of the Director of Audiology and under direct supervision of | ||||
| > | the Ambulatory Practice Manager of Audiology, and guided by the policies and procedures of Ambulato | ||||
| > | ry Services, the Audiology Assistant will participate as an integral member of the patient care team | ||||
| > | . The Audiology Assistant performs tasks that are prescribed, directed, and supervised by an audiolo | ||||
| > | gist including, but not limited to, hearing aid trouble shooting and repair, assisting the audiologi | ||||
| > | st in pediatric testing, and equipment maintenance. The Audiology Assistant will perform other cleri | ||||
| > | cal duties, such as chart record keeping, referral management, provider support request, and other a | ||||
| > | dministrative support functions as delegated by the Practice Leadership. The Audiology Assistant wil | ||||
| > | l receive full training in all the above aspects and will be registered with the California Speech-L | ||||
| > | anguage Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board as an audiologic aide. This applies | ||||
| > | to both adult and pediatric audiology assistant functions in the clinical settings at all UCSF Heal | ||||
| > | th sites (Mt. Zion, Mission Bay, Parnassus, joint UCSF health partnerships, Satellite Clinics, or wi | ||||
| > | th UCSF Faculty at other off-site clinic sites, et al). | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under the general direction of the Director of Audiology and under direct supervision of the Ambula |
| > | tory Practice Manager of Audiology, and guided by the policies and procedures of Ambulatory Services | ||||
| > | , the Audiology Assistant will participate as an integral member of the patient care team. The Audio | ||||
| > | logy Assistant performs tasks that are prescribed, directed, and supervised by an audiologist includ | ||||
| > | ing, but not limited to, hearing aid trouble shooting and repair, assisting the audiologist in pedia | ||||
| > | tric testing, and equipment maintenance. The Audiology Assistant will perform other clerical duties, | ||||
| > | such as chart record keeping, referral management, provider support request, and other administrati | ||||
| > | ve support functions as delegated by the Practice Leadership. The Audiology Assistant will receive f | ||||
| > | ull training in all the above aspects and will be registered with the California Speech-Language Pat | ||||
| > | hology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board as an audiologic aide. | ||||
| 5 | REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - High School graduate or equivalent with 2 years related experience; or col | 4 | |||
| > | lege degree and 6 months related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience w | ||||
| > | ith science or counseling background - Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performan | ||||
| > | ce of the duties assigned to the position - Ability to work with computers; some experience using sp | ||||
| > | readsheets such as Microsoft Excel, Access and word processing programs such as Microsoft Word - Exc | ||||
| > | ellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to be pleasant with a clear | ||||
| > | speaking voice that is understandable and audible to general hearing impaired public - Ability to w | ||||
| > | ork effectively with people from diverse cultures and diverse socioeconomic situations. - Must be be | ||||
| > | come registered with the California Speech Pathology and Audiology Board as an audiologic aide upon | ||||
| > | hiring. - American Heart Association BLS – CPR Certified PREFERRED QUALIFICATION - Bilingual or mult | ||||
| > | ilingual capability (Spanish, Russian, Cantonese, Mandarin or Vietnamese) - Prior experience in a me | ||||
| > | dical office environment REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS - Registration with the California Speech | ||||
| > | Pathology and Audiology Board as an audiologic aide upon hiring - American Heart Association BLS – C | ||||
| > | PR Certified POPULATIONS SERVED Employees who routinely provide direct patient care require a statem | ||||
| > | ent concerning Populations Served Competencies. Typically, a statement such as “Demonstrated ability | ||||
| > | to provide appropriate care based on the needs of a specific individual, including the patient’s ag | ||||
| > | e.” is sufficient. Select from the following patient age categories. Infant Child Adolescent Adult G | ||||
| > | eriatric | ||||
| 5 | This applies to both adult and pediatric audiology assistant functions in the clinical settings at | ||||
| > | all UCSF Health sites (Mt. Zion, Mission Bay, Parnassus, joint UCSF health partnerships, Satellite C | ||||
| > | linics, or with UCSF Faculty at other off-site clinic sites, et al). | ||||