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Company Name : Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Location : Gilbert, AZ
Position : Newborn Hearing Screener I
Job Description : This entry level position will provide newborn hearing screens to infants in well baby and NICU nurseries at birthing facilities in the Greater Phoenix area.
PCH Values
Family-Centered care that focuses on the need of the child first and values the family as an important member of the care team
Excellence in clinical care, service and communication
Collaborative within our institution and with others who share our mission and goals
Leadership that set the standard for pediatric health care today and innovations of the future
Accountability to our patients, community and each other for providing the best in the most cost-effective way.
Position Duties
Evaluate and prioritize infants to be screened prior to discharge from hospital based on established protocol.
Factors to consider include:
Time of birth
Estimated discharge time, ensuring that length of stay is not prolonged to accommodate hearing screening
Potential Need for 2nd screening prior to discharge for infants who do not pass first
screen
Baby state
Perform automated hearing screening tests.
Explain purpose of NBHS to parents and answer any questions
oIf a parent refuses, explain ramifications of undiagnosed hearing loss
Refer child to audiology as appropriate
oRefer any challenging cases or questions unable to answer.
Prep patient and environment for screen
Identify any risk factors for hearing loss
Perform automated screening test using designated equipment, strictly following established protocols and procedures
Interpret and record results accurately
Inform parents of results of hearing screening, answering any questions
oProvide parents with written information to take home about hearing loss and speech and language milestones
oAssist parents in scheduling appropriate follow-up appointments if infant does not pass the hearing screening.
Document screening test results in medical record, in state database, and newborn hearing screening log as indicated by screening protocol.
Follow established infection control procedures, Utilize appropriate baby handling skills such as calming a baby, using soothing infant touch and swaddling as needed.
Recognize problems with screening equipment, troubleshoot as necessary and report any recurrent or unresolved problems to program supervisor, monitor inventory of supplies and report supply needs to program coordinator, maintain appropriate supply levels with screening equipment and accurately enter patient counts and activities on productivity sheet, and accurately completes patient information log so that others can understand why babies were rolled to the next day and follow up information.
Participate in quality improvement projects (including creation of policies and protocols) to improve delivery of newborn hearing screens, and to help infants achieve screening by 1 month of age, diagnostic evaluations by 3 months of age and intervention by 6 months of age if needed. Participation may include data collection and delivering service in different ways.
Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
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