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    Pediatric Hearing Speech Technician 2 - Nashville, United States - Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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    Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.


    Organization:
    Speech Pathology - Support Sta


    Job Summary:
    Supports patient care while recognizing situations in which support is needed with minimal guidance. Maintains and prepares supplies and equipment, materials and/or information development.

    Identifies needs and develops strategies to meet needs in the areas of environment of care, safety, quality improvements, communication, and innovation to support patient and staff needs and satisfaction.

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    Key Responsibilities:

    • Provides support to speech language pathologists and audiologists through collection of data, assisting with researching topics, transportation of patients or other patient care support services.
    • Assists in safe provision of functional activities (leading hand washing, toileting/diaper changing, snack activities for pediatrics).
    • Provides support to speech language pathologist and teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing for implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum and activities.
    • Maintains supplies at acceptable levels.
    • Prepares treatment areas (set up group therapy rooms based on number of patients served and focus of therapy, set up individual therapy/assessment rooms based upon age and/or diagnosis, clean up/reorganize treatment rooms at the conclusion of service).
    • Provides basic screening services (Prepare infant or child for hearing screening, performs hearing screening and communicates results to family).
    • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.


    Qualifications:


    • High school diploma or equivalent
    • 3 years of experience in either customer service, patient care, or a healthcare setting, required
    • Experience working with special needs children, preferred
    • Experience working with children, preferably in a childcare or educational setting, preferred
    • Positive attitude with desire to be a contributing team member

    VUMC Recent Accomplishments:

    • US News &

    World Report:
    #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.


    • Healthcare's Most Wired:
    Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.


    • Becker's Hospital Review:

    named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.


    • The Leapfrog Group:
    One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.


    • American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows
    • Magnet Recognition Program:
    Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.


    • National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

    Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.


    Technical Capabilities:
    Rehab PTA/COTA Patient Documentation (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery proficiency in documentation practices. Documents in the appropriate templates and utilizes only approved abbreviations within patient documentation. Meets institutional standards for quality and timeliness of documentation. May orient new staff to departmental and VUMC documentation standards. Will complete accurate chart audits of co-workers' documentation.

    Quality Assurance (Novice): Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement in the way tasks and activities are accomplished by questioning their value to the process and contributing creative solutions. Has participated in the process of establishing, communicating and monitoring standards for quality and excellence. Demonstrates the ability to actually work on and improve a current business process, product or service.

    Audiology Patient Education (Intermediate): Communicates functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, diagnosis, and disease process. Adapts communication to the level of understanding of the patient. Determines comprehension and need for repetition and/or revision of counseling methods. Promotes public awareness and prevention of communicative and related disorders through local, and regional presentations to patient groups (e.g. American Tinnitus Association, Vestibular Disorders Association etc). Generates measurable improvement in understanding and quality of life of patients and their families.

    Equipment Maintenance (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Assures that parts inventory is sufficient.

    Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today.

    This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.


    These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.


    Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.




    Core Accountabilities:

    • Organizational Impact: Performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team's performance with minimal guidance.
    • Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Conducts research and analysis to solve some non-routine problems.
    • Breadth of Knowledge: Applies broad job knowledge and has basic job skills in other areas.
    • Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to less experienced team members.

    Core Capabilities
    :

    Supporting Colleagues:

    • Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities
    • Builds and Maintains Relationships:
    Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas


    • Communicates Effectively:
    Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner


    Delivering Excellent Services:

    • Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service
    • Solves Complex Problems:
    Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support


    Ensuring High Quality:

    • Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards
    • Ensures Continuous Improvement:
    Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.- Fulfills Safety and

    Regulatory Requirements:
    Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department


    Managing Resources Effectively:

    • Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide highquality work/service
    • Stewards Organizational Resources:
    Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error


    Fostering Innovation:

    • Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact daytoday operations by offering suggestions to enhance them
    • Applies Technology:
    Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action


    • Adapts to Change:

    Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.


    Position

    Qualifications:



    Responsibilities:

    Certifications:

    Work Experience:
    Relevant Work Experience


    Experience Level :
    3 years


    Education:
    High School Diploma or GED

    Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation.

    We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.

    EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled


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