Primary Practice Setting: | ENT group practice |
Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 2 FTE Masters Degree 11 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 1 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 4 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: | Stipend |
Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
Vacation Days: | 7, as needed |
Continuing education opportunities? | Yes yes |
Start Date: | 6/1/2024, flexible |
Expected hours/days a week: | 40 |
Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes May travel on occasion to satellite locations which are approximately 15-20 miles from our main location |
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: | -Puretone & speech audiometry including a strong proficiency in masking skill - Immittance testing including tympanometry and reflex - DPOAE testing and interpretation - Word processing & basic computer skills - Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish rapport with patients and team mates |
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | -VNG testing and BPPV testing. Interpretation of testing - ABR testing with interpretation and creating appropriate plan of care - Real-ear verification - Hearing aid consultations and creation of appropriate plan of care -Hearing aid fitting while using best practice -Appropriate counseling with patients to help understand hearing and vestibular disorders -Maintaining appropriate documentation in EMR systems -Understanding Billing and coding for audiology services -Understand basic principles of business as it relates to audiology practices |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| Regularly | 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 | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | Never | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | Regularly | Tinnitus rehabilitation | Rarely | Cerumen management | |
Research opportunities? | No no |
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No |
How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? | Monthly
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Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | Routine follow up to discuss students progress or needs from the university Affiliation agreement with University University Specific liability insurance |
Application Deadline: | 10/20/2024 |
Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent 2 Letters of Recommendation Unofficial transcript from accredited University OK Resume Letter of Request/Intent Interview (in-person or virtual) Temporary Audiology license from the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (required at the beginning of externship) |
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | Apply via email with information required interview in person/remote |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Kiersten Lawson, AuD - klawson@raleighcapitolent.com |
Are all externs supervised? | Yes |