Career of the Week – Audiometrist

Interested in helping people hear better and working with healthcare technology? Are you someone who enjoys communicating with others and solving practical problems? If so, a career as an Audiometrist could be a great fit for you. Audiometrists test peoples’ hearing and select and fit hearing aids. They may take ear impressions and prepare, design and modify ear molds, and advise about hearing aid use.

Audiometrists may do some or all of the following: 

• instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment

• advise patients on effects of health conditions or treatments

• counsel family members of clients or patients

• test patient hearing

• adjust prostheses or other assistive devices

• operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment

• repair medical facility equipment

• fabricate medical devices

• assist health care practitioners during examinations or treatments

• diagnose medical conditions

How can you get into this job?

• a Diploma of Audiometry by distance learning in Australia with TAFE or the Australian College of Audiometry

• experience as a trainee audiometrist

• to pass a police check

Source: Audiometrist

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