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Intermountain Audiology 4th year opportunity- Murray, Utah
Intermountain Healthcare
Application
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Posted: 27-Jul-23
Location: Murray, Utah
Type: Full Time
Salary: none
Categories:
Allied Health
Au.D. Externship
Financial Arrangements:
None
Primary Practice Setting:
Hospital
The goal of this educational externship is to provide a well-rounded experience to help students develop the skills necessary for a successful career as an audiologist. As an extern, you can expect to receive intensive training and mentoring from an experienced staff in varied areas of Audiology. During the placement, the extern will have the opportunity to apply academic principles within a clinical practice and learn to work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes interaction with Ear Nose and Throat Physicians and vestibular physical therapists. With a team of four audiologists as preceptors, the extern is sure to have a positive year full of challenging cases with consistent support and feedback from their supervisors.
This position will provide the selected student extensive exposure to vestibular diagnosis and testing, hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive listening devices, interoperative monitoring, and other electrophysiological testing.
Clinical time will be spent at Intermountain Cottonwood Audiology.
Intermountain Audiology has a position for a 4th year Doctoral student. Applicants must have completed the requirements of their program’s third year. Letters of intent, resume, and 2 letters of recommendation will need to be submitted by September 22, 2023. The selected student will be contacted for an interview by September 29, 2023.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Hospital
Number of Audiologists at the site:
1 FTE Masters Degree 4 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 3 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 2 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
None
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
12 holidays +5
Continuing education opportunities?
No We have monthly multidisciplinary grand rounds with vestibular audiologists and vestibular physical therapists.
Start Date:
May 2024
Expected hours/days a week:
30+
Travel to satellite centers required?
No
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:
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Regularly
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Rarely
Evoked potential assessments
Regularly
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Rarely
Otoacoustic emissions
Never
Industrial/hearing conservation
Everyday
Vestibular assessments
Everyday
Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday
Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Regularly
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Regularly
Cochlear implant evaluations
Regularly
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Regularly
Tinnitus assessments
Regularly
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?
As Needed
Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:
Performance evaluations at the end of each semester.
Application Deadline:
September 22, 2023
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent Letters of intent, resume, and 2 letters of recommendation will need to be submitted by September 22, 2023.
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
09/22/23- Application materials due Intermountain review applications 09/29/23- Candidate contacted to set-up video interview 10/23/23- Candidate notified they were selected for 4th year position.
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
Intermountain Audiology has a position for a 4th year Doctoral student. Applicants must have completed the requirements of their program’s third year. Letters of intent, resume, and 2 letters of recommendation will need to be submitted by September 22, 2023. The selected student will be contacted for an interview by September 29, 2023.
Intermountain Vision Mission and Values: MISSION Helping people live the healthiest lives possible. VISION Be a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. VALUES: Integrity: We are principled, honest, and ethical, and we do the right thing for those we serve. Trust: We count on and support one another individually and as team members. Excellence: We perform at the highest level, always learning and looking for ways to improve. Accountability: We accept responsibility for our actions, attitudes and health. Mutual respect: We embrace diversity and treat one another with dignity and empathy.Our Goal:The goal of this educational externship is to provide a well-rounded experience to help students develop the skills necessary for a successful career as an audiologist. As an extern, you can expect to receive intensive training and mentoring from an experienced staff in varied areas of Audiology. During the placement, the extern will have the opportunity to apply academic principles within a clinical practice and learn to work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes interaction with Ear Nose and Throat Physicians, Oto-neurolog...ists and vestibular physical therapists. With a team of twelve audiologists as preceptors, the extern is sure to have a positive year full of challenging cases with consistent support and feedback from their supervisors.
