Lead Audiologist

Overview

Lead Audiologist

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center – Lebanon, NH

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics (DH) is the leading academic/medical facility in Northern New England. DH is part of the Dartmouth Health system that stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry, and business and has been consistently ranked as one of the best places in the US to live and work. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast, and ski country within driving distance, New Hampshire is the ideal place to work and play.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire’s only academic medical center, seeks aLead Audiologistto oversee our team of audiologists and audiology support staff. In this role, you will collaborate with the Chief of Otolaryngology for the direction and scope of the audiology practice, encourage standardization of processes and procedures, and maintain high-level patient and staff satisfaction. You will work closely with specialty subject matter experts within the team (e.g. vestibular, cochlear implant) to promote and maintain best practices and standards while acting as a clinical resource in audiology.

Position Highlights

• Full-time, four 10-hour shifts/week

• Lead the Audiology division by supervising the audiologists and support staff, monitoring competency standards, overseeing clinical access, and maintaining an annual budget and contracts

• Maintain a strong clinical practice in your area of specialty expertise

• Opportunities to participate in cutting-edge clinical and basic science research with both Otolaryngology and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth exist and are encouraged but not required

• Academic appointment with Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth to be requested

The ideal candidate will also possess the following

• Proven leadership skills desired

• Strong interpersonal, and communication skills which include the ability to thoroughly and effectively counsel patients and their families while building patient rapport

• Excellent verbal and written skills

• The ability to work in a very collaborative, team environment

• The ability to interact professionally at all times with patients, providers, and other team members

Benefits Include

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience, benefits, and relocation assistance

• Dedicated CME time and funds ($4,000 every two years)

• Up to 6% employer contribution to 403B

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (AuD) in Audiology from an accredited program (or Master’s degree in Audiology) with minimum of four years of experience

• Ability to obtain NH Audiology license

• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) required.

The Audiology Section at DH provides a range of diagnostic and amplification/management options for all ages and works closely with Otolaryngology/Otology. Various behavioral hearing tests and auditory physiologic measures are performed, including sedated and unsedated ABR, as well as OAEs, VNGs, VHITs, VEMPs and ECOGs. Our aural rehabilitation services include hearing aid dispensing, cochlear implant management, osseointegrated technologies and hearing assistive technology (HAT). The clinic strives to practice evidence-based audiology and employs best practices.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Area of Interest:Allied Health

• FTE/Hours per pay period:1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week

• Shift:Day

• Job ID:28441

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. We do not exclude or treat people differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.