Audiologist (Part-time)

Position Summary To provide audiological screening, assessment, and services in accordance with state and federal regulations of IDEA. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates audiological services for the Department of Student Evaluation and Support Services (SESS). 
• Provides services for early identification of auditory impairment and intervention; 
• Assists special education teachers in identifying, screening, and referring children with suspected hearing impairments; 
• Provides complete audiological evaluations including parent interviews, pure tone air and bone conduction tests, speech audiometry, and special audiological assessments; 
• Assists in procurement of audiological equipment; 
• Serves as a member of the Child Search Team; 
• Facilitates scheduling of Child Search screenings and evaluations for the Department of Student Evaluation and Support Services; 
• Provides follow-up hearing aid evaluations after procurement of hearing aids and instruction on use of care of hearing aid; 
• Counsel parents regarding home assistance for the hearing impaired; 
• Provides audiological screening and evaluation search; 
• Services a small caseload of aural rehabilitation when assigned; 
• Conducts periodic audiological re-evaluations as requested by SESS team members; 
• Serves as a consultant to multidisciplinary teams in providing audiological evaluations for referred children; 
• Provides technical assistance to classroom teachers for calibration of auditory training units for individual specifications (child’s auditory configuration); 
• Prepare reports and collects data for audiological services; 
• Facilitates SESS Professional Development Training based on monitoring results, data reviews, and staff requests and provides scheduled training for new SESS Team Members; 
• Cooperates with personnel of community agencies; 
• Attends assigned staff, professional, and interagency meetings in order to remain informed of new developments in the areas related to hearing and speech; and  
• Performs such other duties as may be required. 

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree required in Audiology. Certification by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) in Audiology, Louisiana State License in Audiology, state competent authority status or eligibility to meet such requirements.   
• Valid Louisiana Certificate  

Other Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities Required

• Expertise to administer and interpret diagnostic techniques to be used with all types of exceptional children; 
• The ability to fulfill the responsibilities listed above and ability to communicate well through written language is required; and  
• Must possess basic computer skills and demonstrate the ability to use various types of software programs.