Full-Time
Hearing Aid Director
Medical University of South Carolina
Health sciences university in Charleston, SC
No salary listed
Charleston, SC, USA
In Person
Travel between clinic locations is required as needed.
PhD
Category
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Required Skills
Inventory Management
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Data Analysis
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Requirements
- A Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) is required.
- A South Carolina audiology state license is required.
- An American Speech-Language-Hearing Association certificate of clinical competence is required.
- A minimum of 10 years of clinical experience in audiology with a focus on hearing aids is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of hearing aid fitting protocols is required.
- Strong negotiation, business acumen, and data analysis skills are required.
- Proficiency with hearing aid fitting software and electronic medical records is required.
- Ability to work a full-time, 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday, is required.
- Ability to travel between clinic locations as needed is required.
- Participation in occasional evening or weekend events, including trainings and vendor meetings, is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and expand the pediatric and adult hearing aid programs across multiple clinical sites.
- Establish and maintain standardized hearing aid protocols and best practices aligned with current evidence-based care and regulatory standards.
- Monitor program performance, ensuring clinical excellence and patient satisfaction.
- Review and negotiate pricing and service agreements with hearing aid manufacturers and suppliers.
- Collaborate with the Hearing Aid Business Manager to optimize billing procedures, reimbursement strategies, inventory management, productivity, revenue trends, and performance benchmarks.
- Stay current with emerging hearing aid technologies, software, and fitting methods.
- Oversee acquisition and maintenance of all hearing aid-related equipment.
- Guide decisions on new technology adoption and discontinuation of outdated tools.
- Organize in-house seminars and vendor-led workshops on hearing aid products and fitting techniques.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate hearing aid technicians across all clinic sites.
- Ensure technicians follow established protocols for hearing aid checks, repairs, supplies, and patient support.
- Promote collaboration between audiologists and technicians to deliver efficient, high-quality care.
- Perform comprehensive audiometric evaluations for adult patients.
- Counsel patients and families regarding amplification options, including hearing aids and assistive listening devices.
- Dispense, fit, and troubleshoot hearing aids and related technology.
- Provide diagnostic audiology services to patients during ENT physician appointments, including tympanometry, otoacoustic emissions, and other appropriate tests.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the electronic medical record.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for all hearing aid-related concerns within the division.
- Collaborate closely with the Division Director and Hearing Aid Business Manager on clinical and operational alignment.
- Provide mentorship and clinical support to audiologists and students.
Desired Qualifications
- Prior leadership or program management experience is strongly preferred.
Medical University of South Carolina is a public academic health sciences university in Charleston, South Carolina. It offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees through six colleges in dental medicine, graduate studies, health professions, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.
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