**Overview** Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian _Health_ we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change. **Responsibilities** A day in the life of a Newborn Hearing Technician at Hackensack Meridian Health includes + Administers Otoacoustic Emission screenings in the newborn nursery. + Administers Automated ABR screenings in the newborn and intensive care nurseries. + Identifies risk-factors for early onset hearing loss. + Documents HUMC EHDI screening results in the patient record. + Provides newborn hearing screening results to parents/primary caregivers via face-to-face + Communicates abnormal screening results and risk factors to the Audiologists. + Maintains newborn hearing screening equipment and ensures annual calibration, per NJ EHDI + Maintains supplies for the HUMC EHDI program. + Maintains the HUMC EHDI database and tickle file for recalling patients in need of follow-up testing. + Provides Audiometry support for Audiologists as required. + Performs ancillary audiometric tests (OAEs, tympanometry, ANSI testing) as directed by an + Assists with obtaining records for verifying billing/coding. + Audits daily nursery census to ensure every baby has a hearing screening prior to discharge. + Enters data in NJIIS (NJ Immunization Information System). + Participates in the annual NJEHDI meeting. + Schedules appointments in Medical Center electronic medical record (EPIC Cadence). + Works to obtain insurance authorizations, as required and verifies coverage eligibility. + Cross trained to complete Birth Certificate documentation. + Ensures staffing coverage. + Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.). + Other duties and/or projects as assigned. + Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior **Qualifications** + High School Diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today! **Job ID** _2025-158832_ **Department** _5 South Post Partum_ **Site** _JFK Medical Center_ **Job Location** _US-NJ-Edison_ **Position Type** _Per Diem_ **Shift** _Day_ **Shift Hours** _7a.m. - 3p.m._ **Weekend Work** _Every Other Weekend_ **On Call Work** _No On-Call Required_ **Holiday Work** _Two of 6_