Administer and interpret comprehensive clinical assessments using current and evidence-based protocols to determine candidacy for implantation including interpreting individual test results, functional benefits from amplification, and developmental milestones. Participate in cochlear implant candidacy team meetings and the decision-making process. Provide support as a key member of the interdisciplinary cochlear implant team; the audiologist’s participation and opinion is fundamental in the determination of patient candidacy.
Utilize advanced knowledge and expertise in the area of electrical stimulation including speech coding strategies, modes of stimulation and other electrical parameters needed to create listening programs for a map for a patient’s sound processor. Administer and interpret advanced electrophysiologic testing procedures in...