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The Department of Otolaryngology and Audiology at Atrius Health – Optum Care is now accepting applications for a fourth year externship position. We are located in busy central Boston and have multiple locations in the greater Boston area. We offer a variety of audiological assessments for pediatric through geriatric patients including hearing testing, hearing aid evaluations, fittings and checks, BSER testing, VNG testing, vHIT testing, and tinnitus care. Our department provides the opportunity to work closely in collaboration with ENT physicians to provide our patients with the best care possible. We are looking for a motivated applicant who is interested in a fast-paced environment with a variety of services and interdepartmental collaboration.
$40,000 pay over 12 months
1 week of vacation time and 10 holidays
Resume
Transcript
Cover Letter
3 Letters of Recommendation
All application materials can be sent to troy_dyer@atriushealth.org by the deadline of 09/20/2024
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Multi-specialty medical center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
2 FTE Masters Degree 10 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 0 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
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
5
Continuing education opportunities?
No
Start Date:
TBD
Expected hours/days a week:
40 hours/week
Travel to satellite centers required?
Yes within 7 mile radius
Local students preferred:
Yes
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:
audiometric test battery, probe microphone measures, hearing aid care/programming/troubleshooting
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
pediatric testing, pediatric amplification, tinnitus care, VNG/vHIT, BSER testing
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Regularly
Adult hearing evaluations
Regularly
Tympanometry
Regularly
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Regularly
Otoacoustic emissions
Never
Industrial/hearing conservation
Regularly
Vestibular assessments
Rarely
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
Regularly
Tinnitus assessments
Regularly
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Never
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?
Bi-Monthly
Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:
standard
Application Deadline:
9/20/2024
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Resume Transcript Cover Letter 3 Letters of Recommendation All application materials can be sent to troy_dyer@atriushealth.org by the deadline of 09/20/2024
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
Atrius Health is a nonprofit healthcare leader delivering a system of connected care that enables us to know our patients better so that we can serve them well. Across 32 clinical locations, more than 50 specialties and 825 physicians, we provide proactive, customized care to more than 720,000 adult and pediatric patients across eastern Massachusetts.The Atrius Health practices including Dedham Medical Associates, Granite Medical Group, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and PMG Physician Associates – together with VNA Care – work in collaboration with hospital partners, community specialists and skilled nursing facilities, to develop innovative and effective ways of delivering care in the most appropriate setting, making it easier for patients to be healthy.We believe that by establishing a solid foundation of knowledge, understanding and trust with each of our patients, we enrich their health and enhance their lives.
