Caroline Crabtree
West Chester,OH
Summary
Licensed Audiologist possessing excellent multitasking, communication and organizational skills. Offering five years of experience providing patient care at the Dayton VA. Committed to providing patient centered care, hearing loss treatment, tinnitus coping strategies, and hearing aids to improve overall health.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Audiologist Fee Basis Contractor/GS12
Dayton VA Medical Center Full Time 40/Hr Week
Dayton, OH
08.2020 - Current
- Provide patient centered care and counseling to veterans and their family members regarding hearing loss, tinnitus and vestibular disorders
- Counsel patients on prevention of hearing loss, tinnitus and falls
- Perform comprehensive hearing evaluations including tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, comprehensive speech testing, earmold impressions and hearing aid selection
- Verify and dispense hearing aids from all manufacturers
- Complete hearing aid repairs, troubleshooting and adjustments
- Perform cerumen removal
- Complete compensation and pension case history and comprehensive testing
- Supervise audiology graduate students
- Perform auditory evoked potential tests
- Make appropriate patient referrals for cochlear implant evaluations, ENT, low vision, primary care, mental health and other specialties
Fourth Year Audiology Extern
Dayton VA Medical Center Full Time 40/Hr Week
Dayton, OH
06.2019 - 04.2020
- Performed vestibular evaluations
- Provided tinnitus counseling and evaluations
- Central auditory processing testing
- Comprehensive hearing evaluations
- Fitting and dispensing of hearing aids and HATs
- Cerumen management
- Auditory evoked potential testing
- Hearing aid repairs and adjustments
- Counseling veterans and their family members on hearing loss, tinnitus and vestibular disorders
Education
Au.D. - Audiology
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH04.2020
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
Ohio University
Athens, OH04.2016
Skills
- Complex problem solving
- Communicating with veterans and their family members
- Time management of daily tasks and patient care
- Active listening and critical thinking
- Clinical documentation of patient case history, testing and plan
- Providing quality patient care to veterans
- Interprofessional collaboration and referrals
Certification
- Ohio Audiology State License
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-A)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified
Timeline
Clinical Audiologist Fee Basis Contractor/GS12
Dayton VA Medical Center Full Time 40/Hr Week
08.2020 - Current
Fourth Year Audiology Extern
Dayton VA Medical Center Full Time 40/Hr Week
06.2019 - 04.2020
Au.D. - Audiology
University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
Ohio University