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Adept Audiology is seeking a fourth-year audiology extern for 2024-2025. Adept Audiology is a well-established, private practice clinic, that provides diagnostic evaluation and treatment for individuals with hearing and balance disorders. Located minutes from the beautiful beaches of Southwest Florida, Adept Audiology, implements best practices and sets themselves apart by providing a patient experience that far exceeds expectations.
Adept Audiology provides a full range of clinical services including comprehensive hearing evaluations, electrophysiological testing (ABR, eCochG, cVEMPs, and oVEMPs), videonystagmography, balance assessments, BPPV treatment, cerumen management, and fitting of amplification and assistive listening devices from the top five hearing aid manufacturers. In addition to treating the adult population, we also provide pediatric services that include newborn hearing screenings, diagnostic services, central auditory processing evaluations and fitting and programming of hearing devices.
Supervisor has her CCC-A certification.
Compensation/stipend will be provided.
Please reach out with any questions, as well as send the following application materials to Karsin Spinks, Au.D. at kspinks@adeptaudiology.com
1. Letter of intention
2. Resume
3. Unofficial Transcript
4. 3 letters of recommendation
Adept Audiology is following the Audiology Clinical Education Network timeline.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Private practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree 3 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 3 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 1 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 0 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
10 plus holidays
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes Yes
Start Date:
June 3, 2024
Expected hours/days a week:
40 hours
Travel to satellite centers required?
Yes 18 miles from main campus. A provider is there only once a week.
Local students preferred:
No
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
Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship:
Good understanding of diagnostic hearing testing including immittance and speech testing. Ability to work in a team setting. Basic knowledge of hearing aid technology and fitting processes. Routine hearing aid clean and check.
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
Proficient in report writing Independently perform all diagnostic evaluations Critical thinking about each case presented Proficient in counseling, selection, and fitting of hearing aids Independently perform and interpret a full vestibular evaluation Independently treat BPPV
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Everyday
Acoustic Reflexes
Regularly
Auditory processing evaluations
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Everyday
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Everyday
Otoacoustic emissions
Never
Industrial/hearing conservation
Everyday
Vestibular assessments
Regularly
Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday
Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Never
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Never
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Rarely
Tinnitus assessments
Rarely
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Regularly
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
No
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?
No
How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship?
Monthly
Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:
Based on university needs/ guidelines
Application Deadline:
9/22/2023
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Complete applications should be submitted to: Karsin Spinks, AuD Vestibular Audiologist Adept Audiology kspinks@adeptaudiology.com
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
Adept Audiology provides honest and exceptional hearing and balance care. Our patients are amazed by our level of commitment and tell us they feel confident that they’ve received the best solution for their specific needs.
