| 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) 0 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 0 3rd year 0 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Salary Other – Please Describe Position is paid by an hourly rate based on total hours worked. The salary should be equivalent to roughly $30,000 annually based on 12 months and 40 hours per week. |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No |
| Vacation Days: | 10 |
| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes Externs are encouraged to attend local conferences and continuing education events. |
| Start Date: | Flexible |
| Expected hours/days a week: | 36-40 |
| 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: | -Take a case history -Strong report writing skills -Competently perform all diagnostic evaluations -Critically think about each case presented -Familiarity with all major hearing aid manufacturers -Working knowledge for tinnitus education and management |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | -Be proficient in report writing and electronic medical record keeping -Independently perform all diagnostic evaluations -Proficient in counseling, selection, and fitting of hearing aids, |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Rarely | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Everyday | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Never | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Never | Otoacoustic emissions | | Never | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Never | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Rarely | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Never | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Never | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Regularly | Tinnitus assessments | | Regularly | 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
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | Periodic student evaluations as needed by university. |
| Application Deadline: | September 19, 2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | All application requirements should be submitted as one complete packet and emailed to drclifton@orlandohearing.com
Letters of recommendation should be emailed directly from references to drclifton@orlandohearing.com
An initial phone/video interview will be offered to selected applicants followed by an in-person interview. |
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Gregory - drclifton@orlandohearing.com |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes |