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263931 · OSCA 2024

Audiologist

Classification
Occupation
Skill level
1
Major group
Professionals

Classification

Major group
2Professionals
Sub-major group
26Health Professionals

Description

Provides diagnostic assessment and rehabilitative services for the non-medical management of hearing loss and balance function disorders.

Unit group

2639 · Other Allied Health Science Professionals

Description

This unit group covers Allied Health Science Professionals not elsewhere classified. It includes Audiologists, Cardiac Physiologists, Diabetes Educators, Neurophysiology Scientists, Orthoptists and Respiratory and Sleep Scientists.

Skill level

Occupation skill level 1

Australia

1

Tasks

Tasks include

  • Performs a range of assessments to measure hearing, auditory, balance and neural function, and tinnitus
  • Interprets test results and provides recommendations for treatment and rehabilitation
  • Prescribes and fits devices and aids such as hearing aids and other hearing assistive devices
  • Provides support and guidance to individuals affected by communication difficulties in relation to ear and hearing health
  • Collaborates with other hearing and Health Professionals in the application of implantable devices

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