| Primary Practice Setting: | 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) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 4 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 Salary Other – Please Describe $36,000 Annual and Sick Days |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
| Vacation Days: | 0 |
| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes Yes, we attend and host several manufacturer trainings and other professional development opportunities. |
| Start Date: | May 2026 |
| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 hours/5 days |
| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes Travel between our other locations in Broomfield and Lafayette, CO required to work with all of our providers and staff. All offices are within 15 minutes of each other. |
| 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: | Diagnostic hearing evaluations and immittance testing, otoscopy, and a confident knowledge in hearing aid management (including real ear, programming, and adjustments) is desired. Excellent interpersonal skills and strong organizational skills required. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting Verification Using Best Practices Electroacoustic Analysis Hearing Aid Counseling and Management Otoscan for Earmolds and Custom Hearing Protection Tinnitus Management and Counseling Database Management and Report Writing Collaboration with Other Healthcare Providers and Outreach Practice Management Skills |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Regularly | Tympanometry | | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Regularly | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Never | 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) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | 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
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | Guidance on expectations and requirements for the student. |
| Application Deadline: | 12/1/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Phone interview Letter of request/intent |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | To submit your application, please email your resume, cover letter, and letters of recommendation to georgianna@familyhearingco.com |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Georgianna Hearne, Au.D., CCC-A - georgianna@familyhearingco.com - georgianna@familyhearingco.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes |