The Cochlear Implant Audiologist is responsible for independent evaluation, diagnosis and interpretation of hearing disorders. The Audiologist will provide cochlear implant evaluations, assessments, and programming/rehabilitation for new implant candidates and previous recipients. The Audiologist will counsel patients and their family members regarding test results and will review options that best meet their hearing care needs. In addition, the Audiologist will administer diagnostic tests for patients outside of the cochlear implant program.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Required Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills that allow effective working relationships with a diverse patient, colleague, and vendor population
• Demonstrates experience successfully managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Able to administer and interpret the full range of audiological tests from comprehensive audiometric evaluation, immittance measures, otoacoustic measures, electrophysiological measures for differentiation of conductive, cochlear, neural hearing loss, and pseudohypoacusis.
• Ability to provide audiologic treatment including hearing aid and cochlear implant candidacy determination; fitting, verifying and validating amplification systems; patient and family counseling, and communication with other care-providers for patients.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, follow-through and the ability to multitask at a high level.

Required Experience

• Master’s Degree in Audiology or Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)
• California State licensure
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) or eligibility.
• Holds a California Dispensing Audiology license and NPI number
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience of Hearing Aid and/or Cochlear Implant programming experience

• Excellent interpersonal skills that allow effective working relationships with a diverse patient, colleague, and vendor population
• Demonstrates experience successfully managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Able to administer and interpret the full range of audiological tests from comprehensive audiometric evaluation, immittance measures, otoacoustic measures, electrophysiological measures for differentiation of conductive, cochlear, neural hearing loss, and pseudohypoacusis.
• Ability to provide audiologic treatment including hearing aid and cochlear implant candidacy determination; fitting, verifying and validating amplification systems; patient and family counseling, and communication with other care-providers for patients.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, follow-through and the ability to multitask at a high level.