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4th Year Audiology Externship Position – Tyler, Texas
ENT Associates of East Texas/SoundLogic
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Posted: 27-Aug-24
Location: Tyler, Texas
Type: Full Time
Salary: $35,000
Categories:
Allied Health
Au.D. Externship
Financial Arrangements:
Stipend
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice
Private practice
Additional Information:
3 openings available.
ENT Associates of East Texas is a large six physician, six audiologist practice serving the Tyler and Longview, Texas communities for over 30 years. We’re currently searching for our next great 4th year Audiology Interns to start May 2025. Tyler is located approximately 40 miles from our satellite location in Longview, 90 miles southeast of Dallas, and 60 miles west of Shreveport, LA. Tyler is a large medical community with four hospitals, over 400 physicians, and also serves as the regional trauma center.
Our clinic is a busy one where we see about 150 patients a day. We offer a wide range of ancillary services including allergy services, balance testing, and vestibular rehabilitation. We operate a thriving and rapidly growing hearing aid center, SoundLogic.
Candidates should have experience in all areas of audiology, strong technical skills, and be able to function mostly independently within 5-7weeks. The strongest candidates will be a self-starter with a strong work ethic, exhibit excellent customer service skills, a positive attitude, and be able to work with all types of personalities.
This is a full time position. The week will be structured in a way that allows the student to gain experience with adult and pediatric audiometry, electrophysiology, and VNG. A strong emphasis will also be placed on hearing aids, including hearing aid selection, dispensing, repair, and follow up.
Applicants must have mastered:
Basic comprehensive audiometry on normal adults
Immittance testing and interpretation
Diagnostic OAE administration
Counseling on care and use of hearing devices
Expected to learn:
VNG & ECochG test administration and interpretation
Follow-up programming of hearing devices
Hearing device selection and fitting
Pediatric testing
Cochlear implant evaluation testing
Cochlear implant mapping
Pediatric amplification
Required Application documents must be received no later than September 27, 2024 to be considered. Required documents include:
Cover Letter
Resume
Transcript
3 letters of recommendation – At least 1 letter must be from a current or previous off site clinical supervisor
Please e-mail all application documents to:
Jordan Saavedra, AuD
E-mail: jsaavedra@enttyler.com
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice Private practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
1 FTE Masters Degree 4 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 2 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:
0; 7-8 paid holidays
Continuing education opportunities?
No Trainings with reps who come to the office and some opportunity for offsite CEU trainings
Start Date:
May 19, 2025
Expected hours/days a week:
40
Travel to satellite centers required?
Yes Possibly, about 40 miles from main office
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:
•Basic comprehensive audiometry on normal adults •Immittance testing and interpretation •Diagnostic OAE administration •Counseling on care and use of hearing devices
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
•VNG & ECochG test administration and interpretation •Follow-up programming of hearing devices •Hearing device selection and fitting •Pediatric testing •Cochlear implant evaluation testing •Cochlear implant mapping •Pediatric amplification
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Rarely
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Regularly
Otoacoustic emissions
Regularly
Industrial/hearing conservation
Regularly
Vestibular assessments
Rarely
Vestibular rehabilitation
Regularly
Hearing aids dispensed
Regularly
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Regularly
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Regularly
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Never
Tinnitus assessments
Rarely
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?
As Needed
Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:
Reminders of due dates and deadlines as needed.
Application Deadline:
September 27, 2024
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Required Application documents must be received no later than September 27, 2024 to be considered. Required documents include: •Cover Letter •Resume •Transcript •3 letters of recommendation – At least 1 letter must be from a current or previous off site clinical supervisor
Please e-mail all application documents to: Jordan Saavedra, AuD E-mail: jsaavedra@enttyler.com
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Please e-mail all application documents to: Jordan Saavedra, AuD E-mail: jsaavedra@enttyler.com
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
ENT Associates of East Texas is a large six physician, five audiologist practice serving the Tyler and Longview, Texas communities for over 30 years. Tyler is located approximately 40 miles from our satellite location in Longview, 90 miles southeast of Dallas, and 60 miles west of Shreveport, LA. Tyler is a large medical community with four hospitals, over 400 physicians, and also serves as the regional trauma center. Our clinic is a busy one where we see about 150 patients a day! We offer a wide range of ancillary services including allergy testing, immunotherapy, and balance testing. We operate a thriving and rapidly growing hearing aid center, SoundLogic, and opened Fyzical Therapy and Balance Center in June, 2018.
