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Idaho Ear Clinic has an opening for a paid 4th year audiology externship. We have moved into a brand-new clinic with 3 audio booths. Currently, we have two neurotologist, a PA, and 2 audiologists. We use GSI suite with Audio & TympStarPros and Verifit 2 for real-ear-measurements.
Opportunities at our clinic: diagnostic audiograms, HA consultations, HA fittings and f/u, tinnitus evals and treatment consults, bone conduction devices, VNGs with o/c Vemps, OAEs, CI evals, CI activations and mapping. We are ramping up our ABR testing with our new Vivosonic ABR system.
We only provide otology care at our clinic. Both physicians did two-year neurotology fellowships at House Ear Institute with one surgeon staying with them for over 12 yrs. Physicans are excellent to work with and offer opportunities to be in the OR to see multiple types of ear surgeries. We are excited to offer this position. Please email mbateman@idahoear.com your resume and two letters of recommendation.
Enrolled in University program and have completed regular requirements for graduation.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree 2 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 1 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 2 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Stipend Salary
Will interview travel be compensated?
Yes
Vacation Days:
10
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes Yes
Start Date:
May or June 2025
Expected hours/days a week:
38
Travel to satellite centers required?
No
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:
Regular communication and people skills. Basic audiology concepts.
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
Preform VNG testing, CI evals and mapping, and HA protocol.
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Everyday
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Everyday
Acoustic Reflexes
Rarely
Auditory processing evaluations
Everyday
Hearing Screenings
Everyday
Evoked potential assessments
Rarely
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Everyday
Otoacoustic emissions
Never
Industrial/hearing conservation
Everyday
Vestibular assessments
Rarely
Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday
Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Regularly
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Everyday
Cochlear implant evaluations
Everyday
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Everyday
Tinnitus assessments
Everyday
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Regularly
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
Yes Possibly in the near future.
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?
No
How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship?
Monthly
Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:
Whatever is necessary
Application Deadline:
10/10/2024
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Please submit resume and proceed with interview process. University doesn't need to do anything until candidate is selected.
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
