Audiology Assistant

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Key Position Details:

• 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period)
• 8-hour day shifts
• No weekends
• Primary work location is Hastings Nininger Specialty Clinic, with a schedule of 3 days at Hastings and 2 days at River Falls Specialty Clinic based on operational needs

Job Description:

Ensures patients are scheduled accurately, supplies are ordered and organized, hearing aids are logged and tracked and acts as a liaison between the audiology department and the clinic.

Principle Responsibilities

• Preparation for patient visit
  • Ensures patient is scheduled correctly.
  • Checks chart for referring provider, reason for referral and previous hearing tests.
  • Hearing aid consults, ensures hearing tests are completed or scheduled.
  • Hearing aid fittings and rechecks, ensures hearing aids and supplies are prepared.
• Supply maintenance and tracking
  • Maintains a tracking log of hearing aid orders, repairs, remakes and accessories.
  • Tracks purchases and deliveries to the clinic and patient.
  • Enters and updates hearing aid device information into electronic medical record.
  • Enters patient information into audiological software as needed.
• Department support
  • Assists with in-baskets, telephone messages and rooms patients.
  • Acts as primary contact for all office staff as well as hearing aid manufacturers.
  • Prepares hearing aid bags/accessories for device fittings.
  • Stocks, cleans and sanitizes rooms.
  • Assists audiologists in cleaning hearing aids.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Some college or advanced training
• 0 to 2 years working in a clinic setting

Physical Demands

• Sedentary:
• Lifting weight up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently

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Benefit Summary

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members. 

Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.  

In addition, Allina Health offers employee resources groups (ERGs) -- voluntary, employee-led groups that serve as a resource for members and organizations by fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with the organization's mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Allina Health also engages employees in various community involvement and volunteering events.  

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental

• PTO/Time Away

• Retirement Savings Plans

• Life Insurance

• Short-term/Long-term Disability

• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)

• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable

• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer

*Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.