Audiologist

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Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Education/Experience Required:

• The successful completion of a Master’s Degree in Audiology.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain certification as a member of Speech and Audiology Canada.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.

Salary Information

The salary range for this position is from $47.68 per hour to $56.96 per hour (approximately $92,976 - $111,072.) plus an annual Northern Allowance of $3,700.

Job Information

Located within Stanton Territorial Hospital and reporting directly to the Manager, Rehabilitation Services, you are one of 2 Audiologists who independently provide diagnostic, intervention, preventative, educational, counseling and referral services to in and out-patients, ranging from pediatric to geriatric, that suffer from hearing difficulties.

You design and implement (deliver directly or monitor the delivery of) programs, research, educational material and deliver workshops on topics related to hearing difficulties. Unlike Audiologists in southern institutions, you must have advanced knowledge in all areas of audiology as opposed to a specialization in one area.

You, as the Audiologist, work with patients of all ages who have hearing disorders. Services are provided to people who are deaf or hard of hearing and persons at risk of hearing loss due to noise exposure, genetic causes, and exposure to certain drugs, or middle ear infections or other identified risk factor. You manage the Infant Hearing Program in the NWT by overseeing screening through diagnostic evaluation to fitting of devices where necessary. You work closely with speech language pathologists and other professions for rehabilitation of hearing impaired children. You are a member of the Child Development Team and will participate in meetings/co-ordination of care where appropriate.

You, as the Audiologist, evaluates the patient’s need based on presenting impairment, disability and handicap. You prescribe an intervention that meets the specific needs of the patient, keeping in mind evidence-based information, relevant best practice and clinical expertise.

Competition reference: 20839

Closing Date: September 13, 2021