Job Description

Job Description

Description
Hearing Screener

Location Address: 3100 East Fletcher Avenue Tampa, Florida 33613

Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Tampa

* Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute, known across the country for its advances in cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and research.
* Surgical Pioneers the first in Tampa with the latest robotics in spine surgery
* Building a brand new, six story surgical and patient care tower which will ensure state of the art medical and surgical car for generations to come
* Awarded the Get With The Guidelines Stroke GOLD Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and have been recognized as a recipient of their Target: Stroke Honor Roll for our expertise in stroke care. We have also received certification by The Joint Commission in collaboration with the American Stroke Association as a Primary Stroke Center.

Work Hours/Shift: Full Time Days

You Will Be Responsible For:

* Demonstrates thorough understanding of Advent Healths core values of Quality and Service Excellence, Community Wellbeing, High Ethical Standards, Stewardship and Inclusiveness as outlined in the organizations performance Excellence Program.
* Verbalizes knowledge of Hearing Impairment High Risk Factors.
* Utilizes proper equipment for the screening situation and sets it up for maximum efficiency in the workspace. Completes a weekly inventory to maintain adequate supplies for screenings, as observed by the Nurse Manager.
* Performs Infant Hearing Screen and correctly reports infant screening results to the Nurse Manager. Upon failure of a baby on the initial hearing screening, calls outpatient center and sets appointment for follow-up testing.
* Charges patients accurately for services according to the guidelines of the CPT code format and Price File following department guidelines.
* Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development for assigned patient age population
* Participates in practice changes as a result of performance improvements activities. Supports quality standards and initiatives set by the department.
* Willingly adjusts to changes in workload by altering work hours to assist at other locations as approved and observed by the Nurse Manager.
* Practices principles of standard precautions and body mechanics when working with patients and performing daily job activities as observed by the Nurse Manager.

Qualifications
What You Will Need:

* Demonstration of entry level professional competency and commitment to patient-oriented practice.
* A desire to learn and upgrade clinical skills.
* Basic computer skills to include Outlook and Microsoft Word.
* High School Diploma
* BLS Certification
* Hearing Screener Competency

Job Summary:

The Infant Hearing Screener is an individual, who under the supervision of the Mother Baby Unit manager is responsible for:

* Performing infant hearing screenings on all newborns according to the guidelines of the Universal Hearing Screening program.
* Adhering to Advent Health Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies, and accrediting bodies.
* Actively participating in outstanding customer service and accepting responsibility of maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.