Job Summary



Are you searching for a job that allows you to coordinate health care for patients and manage health problems according to federal and state rules and regulations? We would love for you to become a respected member of our team! You will use compassion, dedication, and your expertise to foster treatment team unity, build trust, and nurture rapport with our patients. As a valued provider, you will have the opportunity to meet all aspects of patient care challenges with enthusiasm to develop positive patient relationships, because one of the primary goals of our company is keeping our patients happy and healthy. If you are flexible, dedicated, enjoy working in high-energy environments, and want to enhance your already top-notch skills, then consider working for us.



Job Responsibilities

• Function autonomously to conduct patient histories and physicals for complex critical, chronically ill, and acute patients.


• Order, perform, and analyze diagnostic and therapeutic tests concerning the needs of the patient, and follow up on a regular basis to ensure their needs are being adequately met.


• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to ensure the health and comfort of all patients.


• Implement measures to assist patients in regaining and sustaining physiologic endurance to include serving in the first assisting role.


• Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.


• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals and monitoring the effectiveness of all interventions.


• Facilitate the staff and the patient as well as the family decision-making process by providing educational tools for self-management of acute or chronic illnesses.


• Job Skills & Qualifications

Required

• Active and unrestricted state or Federal license


• Certified by American Audiology Association


• Works with American Speech Language Hearing Association guidelines


• Knowledgeable of current VA Hearing aids


• Familiar with ANSI standards of calibration


• Familiar with the Privacy Act and HIPAA regulations


• Full vaccinations and immunizations


• Current physical from physician

Locums, Inc. is seeking an Audiologist for full-time services in the Billings, MT area for part–time services.  Assignment will be for 1 year with multiple year extensions possible.  Any valid state or Federal license acceptable.

About the Opportunity:

- Period of Performance is approx. 8/1/20 to 7/31/21 w/ 4-year options

- 4 to 8-hour shifts, 3 days per month. Optional days to be determined with facility. No weekends or Holiday shifts

- Provide direct diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services to patients of all ages and provide comprehensive audiologic evaluations. Testing to include:

- Air & Bone Conducting Testing

- Otoacoustic Emission Testing

- Soundfield testing

- Play Audiometry

- Site-of-Lesion tests

-  Travel, Per Diem and Malpractice provided