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Ascent Audiology & Hearing is a private practice audiology clinic in Orlando, Florida. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual interested in private practice audiology for our 4th year Au.D. externship.
In our office, we provide a complete range of audiological and hearing services for primarily adult patients. Our services that are offered include diagnostic hearing examinations for veterans and ENT referrals, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, and tinnitus evaluations/ treatments/ management.
In addition to gaining and improving your clinical diagnostic skills, you will also learn private practice office management skills, marketing, bookkeeping, billing, and coding to insurances, that will prepare you as a future Doctor of Audiology.
The externship offered at Ascent Audiology & Hearing is excellent for someone who would desire to be a well-rounded private practice audiologist with an emphasis in hearing aid amplification and diagnostic testing.
The externship position is for 12 months starting between May and June 2025.
Interested candidates may submit any questions and the following: Resume, cover letter, and 3 Letters of Reference to dr.clifton@orlandohearing.com.
After reviewing applications, interviews will be conducted. Incomplete applications will not be considered for the position. In person or zoom interviews will be conducted after the application is received and reviewed.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Private practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree 1 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 1 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 1 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Stipend Salary Living expenses
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
10
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes N/A
Start Date:
June 2025
Expected hours/days a week:
40
Travel to satellite centers required?
No
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:
Diagnostic hearing evaluations Hearing aid fitting including REM
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
Private Practice Business Practices
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Never
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Regularly
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Never
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Never
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)
Never
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Regularly
Tinnitus assessments
Regularly
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Regularly
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
No N/A
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:
Periodically/As Needed
Application Deadline:
10/25/2024
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Phone interview Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Submit resume, letters of recommendation and letter of intent to drclifton@orlandohearing.com
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
About Ascent Audiology & Hearing - Waterford Lakes
Ascent Audiology & Hearing is a private practice audiology clinic in Orlando, Florida. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual interested in private practice audiology for our 4th year Au.D. externship.
In our office, we provide a complete range of audiological and hearing services for primarily adult patients. Our services that are offered include diagnostic hearing examinations for veterans and ENT referrals, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, tinnitus evaluations/ treatments/ management. In addition to gaining and improving your clinical diagnostic skills, you will also learn private practice office management skills, marketing, bookkeeping, billing, and coding to insurances, that will prepare you as a future Doctor of Audiology.
The externship offered at Ascent Audiology & Hearing is excellent for someone who would desire to be a well rounded private practice audiologist with an emphasis in hearing aid amplification and diagnostic testing. The externship position is for 12 months starting between May and June 2025.
Interested candidates may submit any questions and the following: Resume, cover letter, and 3
Letters of Reference to drclifton@orlandohearing.com
