| Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 1 FTE Masters Degree
20 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
2 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
1 3rd year
2 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend
Salary
Benefits
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 5 sick days
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
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| Start Date: | June 2020
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| Expected hours/days a week: | M-F 9-5
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes
It would depend on the needs of the practice at the time. |
| Local students preferred: | No
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| Does the externship site provide orientation to relevant clinical policies and procedures? | Yes |
| Does the externship site provide instructions about patient's rights and providing patient education? | Yes |
| Does the externship site provide orientation to quality assessment, quality assurance and quality improvement? | No
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| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | Students should have completed all theoretical coursework as well as had at least one clinical placement in hearing aids and electrophysiologic testing |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Students will become proficient in ABR, VNG and hearing aid dispensing. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Everyday | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Everyday | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Rarely | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No
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| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No
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| How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? | As Needed
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | Periodic emailing is sufficient unless a concern arises then contact as needed. |
| Application Deadline: | October 15, 2019 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Personal Review
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
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| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Submit letter of intent and supporting documents via email. Phone and/or personal interviews will be set up as soon as possible. Decisions are made on a rolling basis starting after August 15th. Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Questions from University coordinators are welcomed. |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | MarieAnn Zumpone-Weibley AuD, CCC-A - marie.zumpone@nyents.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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