Audiology Consultant - Pretoria Verfied

Salary Negotiable Pretoria, Gauteng Pretoria, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 07-10-2014 7:29:24 PM
04-11-2014 7:29:24 PM
iology Consultant
This position is available in Pretoria, in the Northern part – with a privately owned hearing healthcare solutions provider.

In this position the audiology consultant will call on current and potential Audiology practices within a specific territory (Gauteng), working directly with audiologists, hearing aid acousticians, schools and government hospitals.
You will be responsible for identifying new hearing aid dispensing practices, growing existing clients/accounts, and reviving lost or low sales accounts of hearing aid dispensing practices.
This position requires excellent knowledge of hearing aid fitting strategies, hearing aid programming software, and selling high tech digital hearing aid and FM products.
Knowledge of and experience of fitting several different brands of hearing aids and assistive listening devices are a requirement.

CORE COMPETECIES
- B. Degree in Audiology/Communication Pathology
- Clinical diagnostic audiology skills and Hearing aid technology and fitting strategies
- Excellent Phonak Product Knowledge (Advance training would be provided)
- Excellent training and presentation skills
- Strategic planning and sales strategies
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal relationships
- Willingness to travel
- Overnight travel required

JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Provide comprehensive audiological and business support services, including evaluation/fitting/dispensing of Phonak hearing instruments and Roger/FM assistive listening technology for private audiology practices, schools and government hospitals.
2. Provide comprehensive business support services, including marketing and training (Audiometric equipment), Industrial and Advance Bionics for private audiology practices, schools and government hospitals
3. Defined, developed and delivered training programs and presentations under supervision of the Phonak Training department to audiologists in private practice and government institutions.
4. Coordinated National Forum State Tender seminars and workshops on Phonak hearing instrument and FM technologies to State institutions.
5. Assistance with Group product launches, CPD workshops organised by the training department, as well as annual Conferences and day seminars.
6. Provided on-site product training, technical support, customer service on the telephone and/or on-site training sales support to Phonak agents, audiologists, schools and hospitals of the Group
7. Daily quality control checks of Earmould lab and assistance at the Repair lab as needed.