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Audiologist

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Audiologist

  • Audiologist
  • Abu Dhabi
  • To Be Advised
  • To be advised

Job Description

Location Overview: The Emirate of Abu Dhabi offers year-round sunshine, pristine beaches, luxurious hotels and a pulsating cosmopolitan lifestyle. Combined with distinct Arabic hospitality and mystique, stunning desert landscapes and an excellent infrastructure, Abu Dhabi is the prime location to jump start your international career.

Job Overview: Our client is seeking aAudiologist to join their team. Responsible for comprehensive radiological evaluation and diagnosis of all the referred patients with hearing problems. The role is also responsible in correctly guiding the patients regarding all the available educational and rehabilitation services.

Job Summary: Primary Duties:

  • Maintains sufficient inventory of material supplies and equipment for performance of duties
  • Performs Hearing Aid Evaluations and prescribing hearing aids to adults and children
  • Analysis and diagnose hearing loss and vestibular disorder and manage/treat the same
  • Performs, interprets, records and takes appropriate action on a range of complex Audiology tests for the correct diagnosis of hearing and balance disorders.
  • Provides an ear mould fitting service, training patients and their carers on the correct insertion of ear moulds and dealing with hearing aid repairs
  • Conducts electro-acoustical testing of all aids returned from a repair or by patients and ensures that any faulty aids are sent for repair
  • Determine the candidacy for a cochlear implant and to do mapping for the cochlear implant.
  • Providing vestibular diagnostic and rehabilitative services
  • Maintains documents and all findings in a clear, concise and legible manner
  • Facilitates and takes ear impressions of current hearing aid users as and when appropriate
  • Performs neonatal hearing screening in the absence of the audiologist’s assistant
  • Ensure all documents and all interventions are in the appropriate format
  • Ensures patient receives the highest standard nutrition services and care and quality healthcare.
  • Complying with Policies, Procedures, and Practices of the facilities and other regulatory requirements
  • Completing and maintaining regulatory requirements including licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time frames
  • Maintaining confidentiality with regards to any information exchanged or received in the current capacity of role in accordance with facility policy
  • Maintaining positive and effective working relationships within the department/division and also with other departments/sections within the facility
  • Other duties as required, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, but mainly to highlight the current main responsibilities of the post.

Educational/Professional Qualifications
  • BSc in Speech & Hearing, or Audiology or Hearing & Speech Sciences.
  • Current National License
  • NLT 2 years of experience in field of Speech and Hearing Sciences or in Audiology in a hospital setting
  • MSc. in Speech & Hearing, or Speech Language Pathology, Speech Sciences or Communications Disorders/Sciences (Desirable)

Some Benefits Include:

  • Generous salary paid tax free
  • Housing allowance or housing provided
  • Meet and greet at the airport
  • Flights at the beginning and end of contract
  • Medical coverage
  • End of services bonus