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Audiology 4th Year Externship - ENT - 2026/2027 - Paid
Sound Health Services
Application
Details
Posted: 05-Aug-25
Location: St. Louis, MO
Type: Full Time
Salary: TBD
Categories:
Allied Health
Au.D. Externship
Financial Arrangements:
Stipend
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice
Private practice
Salary Details:
There will be a stipend. More information will be available during interviews and final contract signing.
Sound Health Services, the largest private practice otolaryngology group in St. Louis, MO with 13 audiologists across multiple offices, is seeking a 4th year extern for the 2026-2027 academic year. The primary site for the externship is in Kirkwood, MO (St. Louis County) in a busy practice with several audiologists, ENT physicians, and allergy services providing an excellent well-rounded externship experience in a diverse medical setting.
We provide a full scope of audiologic and rehabilitation services to adults and children including: comprehensive basic audiometry and immittance, OAE, hearing aid fitting, verification, and follow-up care. Externs are allowed to take part in fitting and follow-up with hearing aid patients independently once they are ready.
Our ideal applicant must be a team player with a strong desire to learn and able to perform testing and counseling with minimal supervision. A stipend is provided.
Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Audiology program and have completed the didactic portion of the degree before being admitted to the externship program. Additional requirements include medical malpractice insurance provided by your current academic institution.
Applicants considered for appointment will be invited to a Zoom interview with the Audiologist(s) in September 2025. Appointment letters will be emailed by the end of September/October.
Letters of acceptance/rejection are expected no later than October 15, 2025. The audiology externship program runs for 10-12 months.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice Private practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree 3 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 2 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
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
Yes, TBD amount
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes Yes. We have quarterly CEU dinners that students are encouraged to attend.
Start Date:
06/2026
Expected hours/days a week:
40
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:
-Clinical competency in basic audiologic assessment and intervention -Clinical experience with adult and pediatric populations -Clinical experience with hearing aids from all manufacturers -Clinical initiative and strong desire to further education and knowledge in the field of audiology
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
-Mastery of audiologic assessment and intervention -Mastery with adult populations (experience with peds) -Mastery of hearing aids - evals, fittings, verification, follow-ups, etc -Mastery of independent clinical decision-making and appropriate management
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Regularly
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Never
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Never
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Rarely
Otoacoustic emissions
Never
Industrial/hearing conservation
Never
Vestibular assessments
Never
Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday
Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Regularly
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Never
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Rarely
Tinnitus assessments
Rarely
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:
Contact by email or phone as needed. We will complete midterm/final as expected.
Application Deadline:
09/22/2025
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Resume Cover letter Unofficial academic transcript 3 letters of recommendation TEAMS interview
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Email Megan Huelsing Stein and Lisa Hunt to schedule interview at mhuelsing@soundhealthservices.com and lhunt@soundhealthservices.com by Sept 22, 2025.
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
