Vision/Hearing Technician
You’ll be responsible for ensuring that you facilitate appropriate and high quality Vision Hearing Screening services for children within our district
Summary about this job
Community Development
Company: Southern District Health Board
Location: Otago
Work type: Part Time
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Phone: +64-6-727-6750
Fax: +64-9-803-6626
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Detail information about job Vision/Hearing Technician. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Great opportunity in health
- Experience with children
- Supportive training
Population Health
Otago or Southland
- Permanent, part-time 0.6 FTE (24 hours per week)
This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to get into the health industry. This position provides and supports training towards NZQA certification as a Vision and Hearing Technician, National Certificate, Community Support Services level 3. You must either already have or be prepared to work towards certification which must be completed within 12 months of commencing. You must have good organisational, communication and exceptional time management and computer skills. Proven experience working with children is an advantage.
In this role you will be responsible for ensuring that you facilitate appropriate and high quality Vision Hearing Screening services for children within our district.
The focus of the programme is within our early childhood settings / primary schools 4+ year screening, in line with the before school check screening program and includes Audiometry, Tympanometry and Distance vision. You will also undertake Year 7 check usually at 11 years of age, including Distance Vision.
It is imperative that you have a child friendly rapport and like working with children and their parents/whanau, in early childhood and schools settings. Furthermore, have a mature outlook to your work embracing this autonomous role, with ability to work as an effective team member and provide support and cover as required. In addition, ensuring you have a steady focus on reaching service targets and undertaking robust and timely testing and working in partnership with Public Health Nurses, administration teams and other population health services.
You’ll need to be able to work autonomously and follow-up associated administration, including referrals in a timely fashion. The position requires exceptional detail to accurate documentation and ability to upload information onto data systems, familiarity with patient management systems and or other IT systems is an advantage.
This position covers a variety of settings throughout the Southern DHB in the community, so it is essential that you hold a current, full driver’s license and are able to travel with this position. There is flexibility in how the part-time hours for the role can be worked.
This role is 48 hours per fortnight, Monday to Friday as rostered, your normal hours will be 0800-1700 but due to the nature of this role you will need to have some flexibility in the hours worked if required.
Closing date: Tuesday, 31 July 2018.
For further information please contact Jan Strachan, Recruitment Advisor – Strategy, Primary and Community Directorate, Phone (03) 214 5770 or Email: [email protected]
To Apply:
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: www.southerndhb.govt.nz/careers/