Audiometrist - Department of Public Health (2538)

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

• Application Opening: October 10th, 2025 
• Application Deadline: Application filing will close on or after October 20th, 2025
• Salary:  $118,378-$151,034
• Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt
• Recruitment ID:TEX-2538-EXEMPT
• Location: 333 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94103

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

The applicant pool resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH. 

Under direction, administer group and individual audiometric tests in public and parochial schools; administers individual tests in health department clinics and performs related duties as required.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

1. Administers various types of hearing screens (including pure tone audiometry and otoacoustic emissions screening) to school aged children (3 years+) to determine hearing acuity; Conducts induvial or group hearing screens at school sites. administers threshold screening to children, records and plots graphs of all threshold tests.
2. Keeps statistics for each school, makes records for filing and for, reporting to other agencies; prepares monthly and annual reports. Records and reports all children whose tests indicate a need for follow-up in electronic health record system (EPIC).
3. Provides care coordination and case management by conducting outreach to parents and healthcare providers, ensuring timely access to services for children and addressing barriers that may prevent families from receiving necessary care.
4. Administers individual tests with children with special healthcare needs.
5. Visits school principals; discusses dates and facilities available; checks rooms suggested for seating area and noise level.
6. Transports equipment for testing from school to school; sterilizes instruments after use and repacks unit; takes equipment to ear center or to repair shop, when necessary.

The Audiometrist performs other related duties as assigned/required.

1. Possession of a valid School Audiometrist Certification issued by California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Possession of a valid California Driver License
• Experience in another clinical area serving students and families

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.

How to apply:

• Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted online at careers.sf.gov.
• Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link.
• Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment. Please consider using a personal email address that you check regularly rather than a work or school account.
• Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information about the Hiring Process 
• Conviction History 
• Employee Benefits Overview 
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Workers
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Katrina Navarro at [email protected] or (628)271-6717.

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.