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Exciting opportunity for 4th year student looking to work in a patient-centric busy ENT/Private Practice. Located in Webster, TX which is near Nasa(between Houston and Galveston). Our 4th year externs are given significant autonomy and develop skills needed to operate a private practice or be successful in an ENT practice.
Extern will preform diagnostic audiological services on patients birth to adults. Extern will have opportunities for hearing aid fitting and dispensing. Paid position with great opportunity to learn from 2 audiologists and 2 ENTs while working with a fun and friendly staff.
Competitive Salary, Vacation pay in addition to 8 paid holidays
Eligible for 4th year externship
Energetic and team player
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice Private practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
1 FTE Masters Degree 2 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 5 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 5 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 1 2nd year 1 3rd year 1 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Salary Benefits
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
10
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes
Start Date:
June 2024
Expected hours/days a week:
38-40
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:
Be able to independently perform basic audiometric testing
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
*Learn to fit, dispense and trouble shoot hearing aids, *Collaboration with ENTs *Improve skills by working with complex diagnostic cases *Counseling patient and families
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Everyday
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
Everyday
Hearing Screenings
Never
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Regularly
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
Everyday
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:
I will reach out to University if I have concerns.
Application Deadline:
October 1, 2023
Application Requirements:
Resume Phone interview
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Please contact Dr. Chanda Abbott chandaabbott@bayareaaudiology.com or 281-332-4575 ext 308
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
