Mary Hefley
Tahlequah,OK
Summary
Licensed audiologist in the state of Oklahoma with 3 years of experience providing quality care to Cherokee Nation citizens from birth through adulthood. Highly motivated to apply experience with direct patient care and inter-professional collaboration in a supervisor role.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Audiologist
Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center
Tahlequah, OK
06.2021 - Current
- Provide audiological care across the lifespan, acting as sole pediatric audiologist for all tribal children.
- Establish trust with diverse patient populations through effective communication techniques tailored to individual needs.
- Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities to maintain current knowledge of best practices within the field of audiology.
- Educate patients and families on the proper use and maintenance of hearing aids, leading to improved device performance and user satisfaction.
4th Year Clinical Externship
St. Louis Children's Hospital
St. Louis, MO
07.2020 - 05.2021
- Independently select, fit/activate, and program cochlear implants, bone anchored implants and hearing aids from a variety of manufacturers
- Diagnosed patients and counseled families on treatment options and different communication and amplification styles
- Worked closely with other healthcare providers, including otolaryngologists and speech pathologists, to provide continuity of care
- Served on interdisciplinary Craniofacial Team and Cleft Lip & Palate Team
- Performed conventional audiometry, play audiometry, visual reinforcement audiometry and diagnostic electrophysiology
Education
Doctorate of Audiology -
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR05.2021
B.S.E. in Communication Sciences and Disorders -
The University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas05.2017
Skills
- Hearing Aid Verification
- Pure Tone Audiometry
- Otoacoustic emissions testing
- Patient Education
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Diagnosis
- Hearing aid troubleshooting
- Conditioned Play Audiometry
- Visual Reinforcement Audiometry
Field Experience
Arkansas Children's Hospital- Graduate Assistant, 08/2017 - 03/2020
Served as liaison between patients and clinical audiologists. Troubleshot and repaired broken equipment from multiple manufacturers. Assisted in clinical duties such as cleaning, mailing, stocking booths, ordering equipment. Student trainer for newborn hearing screenings in NICU.
Professional Memberships
- American Speech-Language-Hearing-Association (ASHA), 2021- Present
Research
Family Support Programs for Caregivers of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Patti Martin, Ph.D., Nannette Nicholson, Ph.D.
References
- Kelsey Kitchens, Au.D., CCC-A, Audiologist Supervisor, Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, (539) 234-3459, kelsey-kitchens@cherokee.org
- Janet E. Vance, Au.D., CCC-A, Pediatric Audiologist, Cochlear Implant and Hearing Rehabilitation Team, St. Louis, Missouri, (314)-454-5209, janet.vance@bjc.org
- Samuel Atcherson, Ph.D. CCC-A, Professor and Director of Audiology, UAMS/UALR, Little Rock, Arkansas, (501)683-7178, sratcherson@uams.edu
Timeline
Audiologist
Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center
06.2021 - Current
4th Year Clinical Externship
St. Louis Children's Hospital
07.2020 - 05.2021
Doctorate of Audiology -
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
B.S.E. in Communication Sciences and Disorders -
The University of Arkansas