| Primary Practice Setting: | Private practice
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
1 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
0 3rd year
1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Stipend
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 10 days
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
Regularly attend manufacturer trainings and consider educational opportunities that may arise |
| Start Date: | June 1, 2020
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 35-40
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | No
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| 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? | Yes
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| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | Performing basic audiograms, basic diagnostic and dispensing skills |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Consultations and evaluations, Complete fittings, handle patient care, cerumen management, lyric fittings, and tinnitus management |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Never | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Never | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Everyday | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Regularly | 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: | Online assessments, email |
| Application Deadline: | December 31,2019 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Personal Review
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
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| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Please send applications to drkellyk@birkdaleaudiology.com |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Kelly Knolhoff - drkellyk@birkdaleaudiology.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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