Hearing Aid Specialist

The Hearing Aid Technician provides hearing aid support services to the Audiology and Hearing Services Department at Carle at the Fields.

Provides a variety of services to walk-in and scheduled hearing aid patients Educates and counsels patients on hearing aid care and use.

Provides information and patient hearing screenings at health fairs.

Visits nursing/assisted living homes to provide hearing aid care, screenings, and information.

Serves as department liaison to hearing aid manufacturers’ representatives.

Initiates Lawson requests including capital purchases and general inventory.

Collects invoices, inputs data and insures accurate billing/credits from hearing aid companies.

Provides hearing aid repair and maintenance for “walk-in” hearing aid patients Performs electroacoustic analysis and listening check of new and repaired hearing aids Monitors and orders stock items for hearing aids, earmolds, and testing.

Monitors invoices for hearing aids/repairs.

Tracks and enters data in EPIC for new and repaired hearing aids Monitors storeroom for incoming supplies/takes outgoing shipments to storeroom daily.

Update hearing aid/earmold/repair/accessory pricing information on Sharepoint; maintain and distribute pricing sheets to providers