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New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center (NOSHC) is a non-profit organization located in uptown New Orleans, Louisiana. Our Center serves ages birth through geriatric for audiology related services. The following services are offered at NOSHC: comprehensive diagnostic audiological testing, VRA, play audiometry, tympanometry, acoustic reflex testing, OAE testing, school screenings, auditory processing disorder testing, screening and diagnostic ABR, hearing aids, and real ear verification.
NOSHC is looking for a 4th year extern to fill our rotating externship position. This position is from June 2025-May 2026. We have had 4th year externs since 2009. We except our extern to have a willingness to learn and be part of our great team. The extern will receive a paid stipend and will be included in all local continuing education opportunities. The position includes 5 paid days off and 10 holidays. You can visit our website at www.noshc.org to learn more about our Center.
The extern will be expected to be competent in the area of diagnostic testing of adults. The extern will become proficient in testing children, including VRA and play audiometry. The extern should expect to leave the externship with a full knowledge of hearing aid dispensing, programming and counseling.
Resumes can be sent through Hear Careers or emailed directly to Ashley Brewer at abrewer@noshc.org
Please include a list of 3 references.
Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of Audiology Doctoral Program
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Community speech and hearing center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
1 FTE Masters Degree 1 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 5 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:
Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
5
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes
Start Date:
June 2025
Expected hours/days a week:
35
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:
Adult diagnostic testing
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
Proficiency in testing pediatric clients and hearing aids
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Everyday
Acoustic Reflexes
Rarely
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
Never
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Never
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Never
Tinnitus assessments
Never
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Never
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
No
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?
Yes We have a collaboration with a Musician's Clinic to educate on hearing protection.
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:
The university should communicate grading deadlines.
Application Deadline:
January 2024
Application Requirements:
Resume Phone interview Other Three references that can be contacted.
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Email Ashley Brewer at abrewer@noshc.org for details.
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center (NOSHC) is a non-profit organization in uptown New Orleans. Our organization has served the greater New Orleans population since the 1930's. NOSHC caters to clients from birth to geriatric for hearing services. Our Audiology Department works in conjunction with our Speech Pathology Department in a great environment.
