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PRAIRIE LAKES AEA Audiologist in Fort Dodge, Iowa
QUALIFICATION
- EDUCATION:Minimum of a Masters Degree in Audiology.
- LICENSURE:
- Audiology license issued by Iowa Department of Public Health and Iowa Board of Education Examiner Statement of Professional R..or...
- Board of Educational Examiners Professional Services License
- EXPERIENCE:Previous experience with children, families, and school districts is desired.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary professional team for the purpose of meeting the hearing needs of children and students ages birth-21 using a multi-tiered system of supports
- Supervision, collaboration, and participation in the school hearing conservation program
- Comprehensive audiological Assessments
- Making appropriate referrals to school personnel, physicians, professional colleagues, and others as needed
- Identify candidacy for hearing aids and/or assistive listening devices, fit, maintain and troubleshoot devices to support students in their education environments
- Participates in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and 504 Documentation to develop educational recommendations, including communication/education accommodations and assistance with transition planning using data-based decision making at the systems levels and for individual students
- Participates in the Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) to develop family goals and priorities to support communication and social interaction with infants and toddlers birth to 3 years of age using data-based decision making at the systems levels and for individual students
- Provides counseling to parents, school personnel, and students regarding audiologic findings, hearing loss impact, and amplification benefit
- Provide consultation in regards to the selection, purchase, installation, maintenance, calibration checking and utilization of audiologic equipment
- Provide training about hearing, hearing loss, and other auditory disorders for school personnel, students, and parents to facilitate a better understanding of the impact of auditory impairments on language, learning, literacy, and social development
- Participate in training, support and assigned duties for audiometrists
COMMON TO ALL EMPLOYEES:
- Contributes to a positive and productive work, learning and team environment
- Believes in, advocates for, understands, supports and delivers the priority work of the AEAs, Iowa Public and Accredited Schools, the Iowa Department of Education and Prairie Lakes AEA
- Focuses upon agency and team efforts to deliver equitable, efficient and effective educational services that prepare Iowa children for a life well-lived
- Anticipates and responds to needs, requirements and expectations of clients resulting in acceleration, inspiration and innovation
- Demonstrates effective verbal, non-verbal, written, listening and visual communication
- Possesses effective interpersonal, collaboration, facilitation skills and is committed to relationships and partnerships, within and outside of the agency
- Exhibits self-motivation, reliability, organization, detail and quality and engages in continuous improvement of professional practice to build skills needed to perform job duties and meet agency goals and expectations
- Manages time effectively so that timelines are met and improved results are evident in learning, professional capacity and system effectiveness
- Problem solves by utilizing data-based decisions, preventing and resolving conflicts and providing comprehensive, high quality solutions
- Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality
- Models and integrates technology into daily work
- Leads professional development for at least one course, internally, externally or both
- Understands other duties and responsibilities may be assigned, according to current needs of the agency or districts served
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to travel between schools and sites served.
- Normal, routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, climbing, hearing, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking, and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that cant always be anticipated.