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Great Audiology Externship in California! Paid, Benefits, Potential for Future Employment
Valley Audiology
Application
Details
Posted: 30-Sep-24
Location: Concord, California
Type: Residency
Salary: $20/hr (~$40,000)
Categories:
Allied Health
Au.D. Externship
Financial Arrangements:
Salary
Primary Practice Setting:
Private practice
Preferred Education:
Masters
Valley Audiology in Concord and Walnut Creek, CA is excited to welcome a motivated and enthusiastic Audiology Extern to our team! Under the supervision of our expert audiologists, you will be exposed to a wide range of hearing aid manufactures and audiological services including adult and pediatric diagnostics, hearing aid fittings, ABR testing, BAHAs and cochlear implants (member of the Cochlear Provider Network). Plus, we partner with an ENT clinic where you will have the opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary patient care and learn about the close collaboration between audiologists and ENT specialists.
This externship has the potential to become a full-time position, so don't miss this chance to kickstart your career in audiology! Apply today to embark on an enriching audiology externship that will shape your career and provide you with a solid foundation for your future as an audiologist.
About the Area:
Concord and Walnut Creek is a great community to live, work and play within! We have safe neighborhoods, a low crime rate, excellent schools, and offer a mix of city-life, suburbs and nature. Mt. Diablo and the surrounding parks offer excellent hiking trails to explore, Six Flags is a quick trip away to get your thrill on, and we have amazing cultural opportunities within our diverse community. Plus, living in Contra Costa County is more affordable than San Francisco and our close proximity to the city opens up a world of opportunity for fun and interesting things to do!
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Private 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) 3 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:
Salary
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
10
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes CAA conference paid for
Start Date:
May/June 2025
Expected hours/days a week:
40hrs
Travel to satellite centers required?
Yes 9 miles
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:
Comprehensive audiologic evaluation, some hearing aid troubleshooting, real ear measurement (set up)
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
Full hearing aid fittings, pediatric diagnostic evaluations, cochlear implant evaluations, basic cochlear implant and BAHA trouble shooting.
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Regularly
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Rarely
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Everyday
Otoacoustic emissions
Rarely
Industrial/hearing conservation
Never
Vestibular assessments
Never
Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday
Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Everyday
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Rarely
Cochlear implant evaluations
Rarely
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Never
Tinnitus assessments
Never
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Regularly
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?
As Needed
Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:
As needed
Application Deadline:
9/18/24
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Other Send 3 letters of recommendations
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Send application materials as a complete package and 3 letters of recommendation to careers@fuelmedical.com
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
At Valley Audiology, our hearing health professionals are here to help enrich patient's lives with all the sounds the world has to offer. Services we provide include hearing tests; hearing aid selection, fitting and programming; audiologic rehabilitation and counseling/education for patients and their families. By utilizing comprehensive hearing evaluations, we work to find the best hearing solution. We are trained in the latest hearing technology and offer a state-of-the-art hearing aid selection. In addition, we offer personalized follow-up care to ensure patients remain satisfied with their hearing.
