Audiologist
Use expert knowledge of linguistics and communication to help people with communication impairments.
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- What's it like to be an Audiologist?
- How to become an Audiologist
- Latest Audiologist jobs
- Top skills and experience for Audiologists
- Audiologist role reviews
What's it like to be an Audiologist?
Audiologists are qualified health specialists with expertise in hearing defects, communication impairments and balance issues. They work with patients to preserve, manage and improve their hearing and ability to understand sounds. They work with people of all ages, from infants to older adults, fitting and testing hearing aids.
Tasks and duties
- Administering and interpreting a wide range of tests to determine hearing efficiency and locate sites of detected hearing problems.
- Analysing test results and identifying root causes of hearing problems.
- Prescribing and testing appropriate hearing aids and cochlear implants and instructing patients for use.
- Reporting results of testing in writing and providing recommendations and referrals to relevant medical practitioners.
- Assessing hearing levels of workers in occupations at high risk of hearing damage, including pilots or members of the armed forces.
How to become an Audiologist
To become an accredited Audiologist, you will need to complete a relevant bachelor degree followed by a two-year masters degree in audiology that has been approved by Audiology Australia, as well as a one-year clinical internship.
- Complete a bachelor degree. A degree in science, biomedical science, health science or arts with a major in linguistics may provide you with foundational knowledge and prepare you for the further study required.
- Complete an accredited two-year Master of Clinical Audiology.
- Undertake a one-year clinical internship under the supervision of an experienced Audiologist. On completion, you’ll be eligible to be certified as an Accredited Audiologist with Audiology Australia and work as a Qualified Practitioner (QP).
- Renew accreditation every 12 months by demonstrating mandatory continuing professional development (CPD).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Audiologist employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Audiology
Rehabilitation
Clinical Audiology
Audiometry
Paediatrics
Team Work
Counselling
Workplace Health and Safety
Clinical Practice
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Latest Audiologist reviews
Apr 2019
Changing lives is what we do as an Audiologist
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Audiology
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationClinic
The good thingsAs an Audiologist, you are responsible for changing someone's life in all aspects. This is achieved by helping them with better communication in day to day activities with better listening. It is a ve...
The challengesThe biggest challenge is how effectively you can communicate and make others understand their hearing problem. You have to be approachable, witty and should definitely have people management skills.
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Oct 2018
It’s wonderful knowing you are helping people connect with the world through their hearing
Reviewer's QualificationMasters of Clinicak Audiology
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationPaediatric & Vestibular audiology
The good things- working with people and knowing you could be making a real difference in their life
- enjoy working with children and making a seemingly scary clinical environment fun
- as a senior audiologist I en...
The challenges- time management: need to be efficient at your job i.e. obtain test results efficiently and have time for reporting
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