Audiologist

Olympia, Washington

Position Highlights:

• Work-Life Balance: Choose a four-day week (four 10-hour days) or five 8-hour days, with no call, no weekends, and four weeks of vacation.
• Desirable Practice Setting: Join Complete Hearing & Balance, an independently owned practice founded in 2011. CHB serves Southwest Washington from four clinics, with this role based at the Olympia clinic.
• Ideal Work Environment: Practice with true doctoral autonomy, collaborating directly with surgeons, oncologists, and physicians without health system bureaucracy. Appointment times are generous, including a full hour for hearing evaluations and hearing aid fittings and 90 minutes for vestibular and cochlear implant evaluations.
• Favorable Call Schedule: No call and no weekend coverage.
• Culture & Support: Work in a collaborative environment where you never practice alone, with one or two fellow Audiologists on site each day. You’ll be supported by Patient Care Coordinators, administrative leadership, and billing and insurance staff so you can focus on patient care.
• Professional Growth Opportunities: Lead and grow the practice’s balance and vestibular services, where community demand is high. You can also curate your schedule around the patient types and testing you’re most passionate about.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation: Base salary of $85,000 to $100,000, commensurate with experience. Total compensation potential is approximately $130,000 to $140,000 with commission.
• Generous Performance Bonus: A quarterly bonus based on revenue generation, with no hearing aid sales or unit quotas. Annual profit sharing has also been offered in strong years at the owner’s discretion.
• Sign-on Bonus: A sign-on bonus is available and is tailored to each candidate based on relocation distance and individual circumstances.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health, dental, vision, and life/AD&D insurance with an employer contribution toward premiums. Retirement plan with employer match up to 4%.
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance is provided and tailored to where the candidate is relocating from.
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance: Not offered at this time.
• Professional Development: $1,000 annual CME allowance. Washington State Audiology license and professional dues are covered, including initial licensure for candidates relocating from out of state.
• Additional Perks: Four weeks of vacation PTO and separate paid sick leave. Paid holidays begin after 90 days, and birthday pay begins after one year. Washington has no state income tax.

Qualifications:

• Degree: Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)
• Certifications: ABA board certification or ASHA CCC-A preferred
• Licensure: Washington State Audiology license, or eligibility to obtain licensure prior to start
• Skillset: Vestibular and balance testing experience is highly desired, using CHB’s full battery including VNG, rotary chair, calorics, AEP, ABR, and OAE. Strong diagnostic audiology, hearing aid evaluation, fitting, verification, and follow-up skills. Cochlear implant experience is a plus.
• Experience: Experienced Audiologists and confident, independent new graduates are welcome to apply. Pediatric experience is a bonus but not required.
• Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

About the Community

• Top Ranked Location: Olympia is Washington’s state capital, set on the southern tip of Puget Sound with the Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier on the horizon.
• Small Metro: Olympia offers the friendly, approachable feel of a small city with the amenities of the greater Thurston County area, without the pace and congestion of a major metro.
• Lifestyle & Affordability: Washington has no state income tax, and Olympia offers a more relaxed pace and lower cost of living than the Seattle area while keeping easy access to it.
• Prime Location: Olympia sits on the saltwater at sea level. Mount Rainier is under two hours away, Seattle is about an hour and a half, and Portland is about two hours. Ocean, mountain, and city adventures are all possible in the same day, without the need for long trips.
• Education: The area is home to The Evergreen State College, Saint Martin’s University, and South Puget Sound Community College, along with well-regarded public and private school options.
• Community Attributes: Olympia has a thriving arts community with a celebrated farmers market, frequent live music, locally owned restaurants, and the Washington Center for the Performing Arts.
• Convenient Location: The city sits directly on Interstate 5, with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport about an hour north and Portland International Airport about two hours south.
• Vibrant Lifestyle: Pacific Northwest living offers year-round outdoor recreation, from kayaking and sailing on Puget Sound to hiking, skiing, and camping in nearby national parks and forests.

Job Reference #: AUD 27564