| Primary Practice Setting: | Private practice
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
2 FTE Au.D.
1 FTE Ph.D.
1 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
1 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
0 3rd year
1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Salary
Benefits
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 10
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
We frequently have representatives from various hearing aid manufacturers visit our office to provide continuing education regarding new products, counseling, sales, etc. |
| Start Date: | June 2025 (flexible)
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 hrs; M-F
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | No
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| Local students preferred: | No
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| 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
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| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | -Pure tone testing (AC & BC)
-Effective masking protocol
-Speech audiometry
-Counseling on hearing aid use and care |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | -Hearing aid selection and dispensing
-Speech in noise testing (BKB-SIN & AZ-Bio)
-Cochlear implant evaluation and mapping
-Familiarity with all major hearing aid manufacturers
-Tinnitus assessment and rehabilitation |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Rarely | Auditory processing evaluations | | Never | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Never | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Rarely | 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
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| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No
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| How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? | As Needed
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | Timely responses and assistance if issues arise |
| Application Deadline: | 3/1/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Resume
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Other
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| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | An initial phone interview will be conducted following our review of the applicant's resume and letter of intent. If possible, we would love to also hold an in-person interview during which you could meet the team and tour the office. |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Kara Linard, AuD., CCC/A, CH-AP - hearinghealthhouston@gmail.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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