hearing aid practitioner

Work setting

• Various locations
• Office of health care professional

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Administer tests using equipment, instruct patients on test procedures and record results, and monitor, check and calibrate auditory equipment
• Assess patients' physical abilities
• Examine adult clients to assess hearing loss, recommend type of hearing instrument, take earmold impressions and perform follow-up examinations and readjustments
• Supervise technical and support staff
• Order and purchase equipment
• Administer budget
• Take earmold impressions and fit and adjust hearing instruments
• Organize conferences and meetings

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Licensure by a provincial/territorial regulatory body for Hearing Instrument Practitioner

Experience and specialization

Policy and program experience

• Workplace training and development
• Apprenticeship training

Area of work experience

• Strategic planning

Area of specialization

• Audiology
• Training and professional development
• Financial planning

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Sound discrimination

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Reliability

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Commission
• Group insurance benefits
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Other benefits