Director Communications Disorders-QHC

Under guidance of the Regional Director of Service and the Director of Service, the Regional Director of Hearing and Speech manages the Hearing and Speech service at Queens and Elmhurst Hospital Centers, supervising staff audiologists, speech-language pathologists and clerical staff as well as graduate level students. The program delivers services to a diverse patient population including neonates, infants, children, adults, and the mentally, emotionally, physically and hearing impaired. He/she recruits, hires, reviews performance, recommends promotion or salary increases and terminates department staff. He/she determines speech and hearing needs within the institutional complex, including staffing and scheduling, develops departmental program initiatives and supports relevant programs in other departments. He/she conducts in-service training, continuing education and otolaryngology, hearing and speech multidisciplinary conferences. As a staff audiologist, this individual performs and interprets diagnostic or specialized audiological testing (pure tone, air and bone, speech, impedance, OAE, ABR, VNG), in accordance with established protocols. Counsels patients and families as to test results; interacts with referring physicians and prepares diagnostic reports. Arranges calibration and assures maintenance of testing equipment; order/monitors supplies. Participates in training or in-service education programs. Position provides services to diverse patient population including neonates, infants, children, adults and the mentally, emotionally, physically and hearing impaired. Duties and Responsibilities: -Manage Hearing and Speech services, including personnel supervision, budgetary management, development of educational programs, resource allocation and all other relevant functions for the institutional service center. Recruit, select, evaluate performance, recommend promotional or salary action on or terminate professional and other staff. Schedule staff patient loads and allocate budget to ensure productivity, optimal use of resources and cost containment. Develop and monitor compliance with quality management programs. -Provide senior-level professional supervision for audiology staff for diagnosis, therapy and case management. Review specific cases as necessary, giving direction and guidance to professional staff. Oversee professional staff consultations and communication with patients, families, referring physicians, other institutional departments and external agencies. -Supervise departmental educational programs for external and departmental staff. Provide overall supervision for in-service training of hospital staff, graduate externships in audiology and speech pathology and staff continuing education. Conduct teaching, training and lectures as appropriate. Maintain external training relationships with universities, etc. -Determine institutional hearing and speech, and assist in the development and institution of intra- and interdepartmental initiatives. -Perform related duties as required professionally or as required by the Director of Service, Mount Sinai or City Administration. -Performs basic and specialized diagnostic audiologic tests such as pure tone audiometry (air and bone) speech audiometry; impedance; otoacoustic emissions (OAE), visual nystagmograpy (VNG) testing, auditory brainstem evoked potentials (ABR), non-organic hearing loss testing; hearing aid checks; in order to determine site of auditory damage and analyze potential hearing loss disability. Prepares written evaluations and completes medical documentation. Provides patient and family counseling; advises physicians and clinical staff of results; discusses potential for use of hearing aids and other treatment options. Contacts external referring agencies regarding test results/case management. Ensures periodic calibration and servicing of equipment. -Participates in medical and professional conferences to discuss test results, case analysis and follow-up management. Participates in institutional or external in-service programs for purposes of continuing clinical education. Provides teaching or training, as required, of clinicians, medical residents, students and interns. Participates in quality management programs for service. -Performs other duties pursuant to clinical responsibility, such as arranging follow-up for patients, recalling patients for further evaluation and treatment, etc. -Completion of NYS-approved program for training of audiologists to acquire knowledge of testing techniques, various types of equipment (audiometer, impedance bridge, tympanometer screener, VNG, ABR. OAE, etc.) and counseling, ordinarily acquired via acquisition of Masters Degree. -New York State licensure as Audiologist is mandatory. -Audiologist certification with National certifying agency for audiologists is preferred. -Microsoft Word intermediate skills required. - Microsoft Excel intermediate skills required. -Very high level of analytical ability required to effectively and expeditiously diagnose and analyze auditory problems for diverse patient population in order to refer for treatment in a timely manner. It is crucial to diagnose hearing impairment in early stages with neonates in order to improve chances for treatment, development of speech/language ability. -Knowledge of scheduling and staffing, budgetary management, case management, administration, healthcare regulation, clinical credentialing and related issues usually attained with at least five years of progressively more responsible experience involving a large healthcare institution or organization. -Analytical skills at high level required to effectively manage relatively complex human, clinical and/or administrative problems encountered in day-to-day operations. Very high level of problem-solving skills required in order to apply or teach state-of-the-art specialized knowledge of clinical testing and treatment methods. High level of analytical skills required to develop and initiate new programs. -Excellent interpersonal skills to manage and develop staff, interact with medical and senior administrative and finance affiliation management, maintain educational relationships with external learning institutions, coordinate services with internal departmental units and external agencies and solve intra- and interdepartmental problems as required. -Some manual dexterity required for manipulation of testing equipment. The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, veteran, immigration, citizenship, or other protected status. EOE including Veterans and Disabled