Audiologist Full Time NEW

Job Description
The Audiologist will be responsible for providing comprehensive diagnostic audiological evaluations, hearing aid fittings, rehabilitative counseling, and participating in mobile and community-based outreach programmes. The ideal candidate possesses a strong clinical background, excellent interpersonal skills, and a genuine commitment to improving hearing health access nationwide.

Key and Critical Responsibilities
Diagnostic Audiological Evaluations: Conduct comprehensive audiological assessments for pediatric and adult patients, including pure-tone audiometry, bone conduction testing, speech audiometry, tympanometry, and acoustic reflex testing.
Hearing Aid & Assistive Device Services: Select, fit, program, verify, and troubleshoot digital hearing aids and assistive listening technology tailored to individual patient needs and clinical criteria.
Patient & Family Counseling: Provide professional rehabilitative counseling, auditory rehabilitation guidance, and communication strategies to patients and family members to assist in hearing loss management.
National & Community Outreach: Actively participate in TTAHI’s national outreach deployments, mobile hearing clinic visits, and school screening initiatives across Trinidad and Tobago.
Clinical Records & Compliance: Maintain precise, timely, and confidential patient records in full compliance with organizational governance policies and national healthcare standards.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work alongside healthcare professionals, administrative team members, and outreach personnel to optimize patient care and expand community hearing health initiatives.

Key Competencies
Clinical & Technical Proficiency: Comprehensive knowledge of diagnostic audiological equipment (audiometers, tympanometers) and hearing aid programming software across major manufacturers.
Diagnostic & Fitting Skills: Demonstrated expertise in pure-tone/speech audiometry, middle ear measurements, and evidence-based hearing aid selection and verification.
Patient Care & Communication: Exceptional interpersonal and counseling skills with the ability to communicate empathetically with hearing-impaired patients of all ages and their families.

Organizational & Mobile Outreach Skills: Strong logistical capability to coordinate and manage equipment and patient flow during national mobile clinic deployments and school screenings.
Professional Standards: High degree of accuracy in clinical record-keeping, strict adherence to patient confidentiality, and eligibility for registration with local health authorities.