
Audiologist
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- Conduct basic audiological assessments
- Use of 2 patient identifiers
- Obtain case history from patients and caregivers
- Competent in otoscopy, Pure Tone Audiometry, Immitance test (Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex), Eustachian tube function test, Speech test and Otoacoustic Emission test
- Accurate recording and uploading of audiometric test results, and charging on Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system
- Interpret audiometric results for patients, caregivers and health care professionals involved
- To provide counseling services to patients, parents and all concerned
- To provide Hearing Aid Services/Management
- To conduct hearing aid evaluations where patients are given information regarding hearing aids in general, how it helps, and types, features, costs and benefits.
- To assist patients in the selection and recommendation of appropriate hearing aids and actual trial on patients.
- To perform hearing aid fitting where patients are fitted with chosen hearing aid, help them get familiarize with the device, warranty, proper care and general maintenance.
- To monitor the progress of the patient by regular hearing aid follow-ups. Verify and fine-tune hearing aid setting/fitting by REM, interview and functional gain testing to determine the benefit after hearing aid fitting. Conducts outcome measures to determine the benefit hearing aid fitting.
- To perform impression takings for ear moulds and swim plugs.
- Assist in Hearing Aid Services
- Troubleshoot hearing aids and accessories, and decide on appropriate action
- Assist patients with hearing aid spare-part replacements
- Send the hearing aid for repair if necessary
- Sub-specialties
- Middle Ear Implant Management - To provide fitting and tuning of various devices and necessary rehabilitation for adjustment to listening with implant amplification systems
- Cochlear Implant Management - To provide fitting and tuning of various CI devices and necessary rehabilitation for adjustment to listening with implant amplification systems
- To liaise with clinicians, audiologists, technicians, nurses, clerical staffs, BME engineers, equipment vendors and hearing device distributors
- To coordinate audiometric findings with medical, educational, social and behavioral diagnostic data; interpret audiometric results for patients, health care and allied professionals
- To refer to related medical, educational and other professional groups such as medical social workers
- To liaise with third party for equipment maintenance and ordering consumables
- Other general duties:
- Perform daily calibration of equipment
- Monitor and keep records of clinic consumables and hearing aid stocks
- To facilitate ordering, shipping and receiving of hearing aids and implant and its accessories
- Ensure all equipment are kept on regular preventive maintenance and well documented
- Attend to e-mail (common Audiology team inbox and telephone inquiries from local and overseas patients
- Ensure all IT risk mitigation measures are in placed
- Writing meeting of minutes and reports.
- Collate monthly patients' statistics
- Assist in planning of staff roster
- Supervise new/junior audio technicians and provide on-the-job training, if necessary
- Stay updated with new instrumentation, techniques, and procedures by attending workshops, seminars, and in-service education classes
- To provide in-service lectures to clinic staff and in-house lectures for medical officers on basic audiology topics and updates
- To be involved in research activities as co-researcher
- Attend to ad-hoc assignments assigned by Reporting Officer
- Conduct basic audiological assessments
- Use of 2 patient identifiers
- Obtain case history from patients and caregivers
- Competent in otoscopy, Pure Tone Audiometry, Immitance test (Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex), Eustachian tube function test, Speech test and Otoacoustic Emission test
- Accurate recording and uploading of audiometric test results, and charging on Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system
- Interpret audiometric results for patients, caregivers and health care professionals involved
- To provide counseling services to patients, parents and all concerned
- To provide Hearing Aid Services/Management
- To conduct hearing aid evaluations where patients are given information regarding hearing aids in general, how it helps, and types, features, costs and benefits.
- To assist patients in the selection and recommendation of appropriate hearing aids and actual trial on patients.
- To perform hearing aid fitting where patients are fitted with chosen hearing aid, help them get familiarize with the device, warranty, proper care and general maintenance.
- To monitor the progress of the patient by regular hearing aid follow-ups. Verify and fine-tune hearing aid setting/fitting by REM, interview and functional gain testing to determine the benefit after hearing aid fitting. Conducts outcome measures to determine the benefit hearing aid fitting.
- To perform impression takings for ear moulds and swim plugs.
- Assist in Hearing Aid Services
- Troubleshoot hearing aids and accessories, and decide on appropriate action
- Assist patients with hearing aid spare-part replacements
- Send the hearing aid for repair if necessary
- Sub-specialties
- Middle Ear Implant Management - To provide fitting and tuning of various devices and necessary rehabilitation for adjustment to listening with implant amplification systems
- Cochlear Implant Management - To provide fitting and tuning of various CI devices and necessary rehabilitation for adjustment to listening with implant amplification systems
- To liaise with clinicians, audiologists, technicians, nurses, clerical staffs, BME engineers, equipment vendors and hearing device distributors
- To coordinate audiometric findings with medical, educational, social and behavioral diagnostic data; interpret audiometric results for patients, health care and allied professionals
- To refer to related medical, educational and other professional groups such as medical social workers
- To liaise with third party for equipment maintenance and ordering consumables
- Other general duties:
- Perform daily calibration of equipment
- Monitor and keep records of clinic consumables and hearing aid stocks
- To facilitate ordering, shipping and receiving of hearing aids and implant and its accessories
- Ensure all equipment are kept on regular preventive maintenance and well documented
- Attend to e-mail (common Audiology team inbox and telephone inquiries from local and overseas patients
- Ensure all IT risk mitigation measures are in placed
- Writing meeting of minutes and reports.
- Collate monthly patients' statistics
- Assist in planning of staff roster
- Supervise new/junior audio technicians and provide on-the-job training, if necessary
- Stay updated with new instrumentation, techniques, and procedures by attending workshops, seminars, and in-service education classes
- To provide in-service lectures to clinic staff and in-house lectures for medical officers on basic audiology topics and updates
- To be involved in research activities as co-researcher
- Attend to ad-hoc assignments assigned by Reporting Officer