What are the roles and responsibilities for Audiologist?

• Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.  
• Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.  
• Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities.  
• Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.  
• Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients.  
• Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.  
• Refer patients to additional medical or educational services if needed.  
• Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status.  
• Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel.  
• Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.  
• Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments.  
• Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies.  
• Plan and conduct treatment programs for patients' hearing or balance problems, consulting with educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other health care personnel as necessary.  
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling.  
• Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics.