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Our practice is dedicated to providing exceptional hearing healthcare services to the community with a focus on personalized care and innovative solutions. We have been serving Bradford and Sullivan Counties in the beautiful Endless Mountains for over 25 years. We are within minutes to the New York State border and within an hour of Elmira/Corning, Ithaca, and Binghamton/Vestal, NY. We are also within an hour to the Scranton/Wilkes Barre area in PA.
Role Description
This is a full-time or part time on-site role for a 4th year AuD student. The student audiologist will be responsible for conducting hearing evaluations, providing personalized hearing solutions, fitting and maintaining hearing aids, and offering professional guidance on hearing health and communication strategies. Opportunity for hire after the externship will be available.
Hearing evaluation, hearing aid fitting, and maintenance skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of audiology principles and practices
Experience in counseling patients on hearing healthcare
Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree or 4th year Au.D. student or equivalent is preferred
Licensure as an Audiologist or HIS in Pennsylvania
Familiarity with hearing aid brands and technology
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) 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 1 3rd year 1 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Salary
Will interview travel be compensated?
Yes
Vacation Days:
2 weeks
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes yes
Start Date:
Immediately
Expected hours/days a week:
30-40
Travel to satellite centers required?
Yes 20 miles
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:
no
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
yes
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Rarely
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Regularly
Adult hearing evaluations
Regularly
Tympanometry
Regularly
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Never
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Regularly
Otoacoustic emissions
Regularly
Industrial/hearing conservation
Never
Vestibular assessments
Never
Vestibular rehabilitation
Regularly
Hearing aids dispensed
Regularly
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Regularly
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Never
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Never
Tinnitus assessments
Never
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Regularly
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
Yes 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:
Expectations and evaluation procedures/timelines
Application Deadline:
Anytime
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Phone interview Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
1
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
Vail Healthcare is located in the beautiful Endless Mountains in Northeast, PA. We have 2 offices. One in Towanda and the other in Sayre. We provide audiological services, including hearing aids, for people of all ages.
