Audiologist

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Administer hearing tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
- Pure tone audiometry
- Speech audiometry
- Immitance measurement
- Oto acoustic emission evaluation
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)
- Behavioral Observation Audiometry (BOA)
- Play audiometry
- Newborn hearing screening
- Counsel and instruct clients in techniques to improve hearing or speech impairment, including sign language or lip-reading.
- Selection and prescription of ear protective devices such ear plugs and ear muffs.
- Evaluate hearing disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.
- Otoscopic evaluation
- Fit and dispense hearing aids and assistive listening devices (e.g., FM system).
- Maintain client records at all stages, including initial evaluation and discharge.
- Plan and conduct treatment programs for clients' hearing or speech problems, consulting with physicians, nurses, psychologists, and other health care personnel as necessary.
- Recommend assistive devices according to clients' needs or nature of impairments.
- Refer clients to additional medical or educational services if needed.
- Advise educators or other medical staff on speech or hearing topics.
- Conduct or direct research on hearing or speech topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments.
- Develop and supervise hearing screening programs.
- Fit and tune cochlear implants, providing rehabilitation for adjustment to listening with implant amplification systems.
- Instruct clients, parents, teachers, or employers in how to avoid behavior patterns that lead to miscommunication.
- Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.
- Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing protection programs in industry, schools, and communities.
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices.
- Maintains current knowledge of operation procedures and maintenance of new equipment

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Administer hearing tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
- Pure tone audiometry
- Speech audiometry
- Immitance measurement
- Oto acoustic emission evaluation
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)
- Behavioral Observation Audiometry (BOA)
- Play audiometry
- Newborn hearing screening
- Counsel and instruct clients in techniques to improve hearing or speech impairment, including sign language or lip-reading.
- Selection and prescription of ear protective devices such ear plugs and ear muffs.
- Evaluate hearing disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.
- Otoscopic evaluation
- Fit and dispense hearing aids and assistive listening devices (e.g., FM system).
- Maintain client records at all stages, including initial evaluation and discharge.
- Plan and conduct treatment programs for clients' hearing or speech problems, consulting with physicians, nurses, psychologists, and other health care personnel as necessary.
- Recommend assistive devices according to clients' needs or nature of impairments.
- Refer clients to additional medical or educational services if needed.
- Advise educators or other medical staff on speech or hearing topics.
- Conduct or direct research on hearing or speech topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments.
- Develop and supervise hearing screening programs.
- Fit and tune cochlear implants, providing rehabilitation for adjustment to listening with implant amplification systems.
- Instruct clients, parents, teachers, or employers in how to avoid behavior patterns that lead to miscommunication.
- Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.
- Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing protection programs in industry, schools, and communities.
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices.
- Maintains current knowledge of operation procedures and maintenance of new equipment

**QUALIFICATION, LICENSURE, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SPECIAL SKILLS**
- A graduate of Masters in Speech Language & Hearing/Audiology
- At least two (2) years of experience.
- Currently licensed in country of origin and with DOH license to practice.
- Fluent in spoken & written English, Arabic language is desirable, but not essential.