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Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialties, P.C. in Lincoln, NE is seeking a 4th year extern for the 202-2025 academic year. ENT Specialties is a busy practice of 3 Audiologists, 8 ENT physicians, and 3 Physician’s Assistants providing an excellent well-rounded externship experience in a diverse medical setting.
We provide a full scope of audiologic and rehabilitation services to children and adults including: comprehensive basic audiometry and immittance, OAE, infant ABR, hearing aid and bone-anchored device dispensing. Externs are allowed to take part in fitting and following-up with hearing aid patients independently.
Looking for a small-town atmosphere with all of the conveniences of a bigger city? Lincoln is a beautiful city full of friendly people and has a lot to offer! Great food and entertainment isn't hard to find here.
Applicants must be a team player who have a strong desire to learn. They should also be able to perform testing and counseling with minimal supervision.
A stipend is provided. Friday afternoons, we're done at 1pm!
0 FTE Masters Degree 3 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 0 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
1 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 2 3rd year 1 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
10
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes We often have hearing aid manufacturer presentations in the office and occasionally outside of the office as well.
Start Date:
May 2024
Expected hours/days a week:
36-40
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:
* Comprehensive pure tone audiometry, speech reception thresholds, word recognition, immittance testing, etc. * Basic hearing aid fitting, cleaning and repair skills.
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
* Independent comprehensive audiometry testing * Evoked potentials testing on infants * Hearing aid fittings/consultations
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Regularly
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Regularly
Otoacoustic emissions
Rarely
Industrial/hearing conservation
Rarely
Vestibular assessments
Never
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
Everyday
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:
Goals and expectations for the student. We will complete any requirements deemed necessary as part of the students' program.
Application Deadline:
9/10/2023
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Please submit the following by e-mailing jhofker@entspecialties.com and ekruse@entspecialties.com
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
ENT Specialties, P.C. is a privately owned practice that has been providing comprehensive ENT services to all ages since 1991. As the largest Otolaryngology practice in Lincoln, we have a dedicated group of physicians, physician assistants, audiologists, nurses and staff that excel in providing the highest quality care with a compassionate touch.
Our practice offers a complete array of ENT services, including clinical expertise, allergy testing and treatment, full audiology services, hearing aids, convenient on-site sinus and temporal bone CT scans, and surgical services.
