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Come learn from an exceptional audiology team whose mission is to partner with patients, families, professionals and the community to provide services and resources to maximize each child’s unique hearing and communication potential. Our audiologists are leaders in pediatric audiology and our team makes measurable impacts on young lives. We are seeking an extern who is passionate about pediatric hearing healthcare.
Seattle Children’s Hospital is offering a 12-month pediatric audiology externship beginning May/June 2026 to a qualified candidate looking for a challenging and fast-paced experience in an academic pediatric medical center. The qualified candidate will be a highly motivated individual who is excited about a career in pediatric audiology. The extern should be a strong team player who is mature and responsible, an effective communicator, and able to demonstrate the core values of compassion, excellence, innovation, collaboration, equity and integrity. Our clinic offers comprehensive, family-centered care to a diverse population which will provide the extern with a well-rounded clinical experience.
Seattle Children’s Hospital is an academic medical center located in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle Children’s Hospital serves the entire Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho region. We currently have audiology clinics in Seattle, Bellevue and Everett, WA. Our audiologists work with patients directly scheduled in Audiology from multiple internal and external referral sources as well as resourcing with other teams such as Otolaryngology, Craniofacial, and inpatient services. Clinical experiences during the externship will include:
Electrophysiologic testing during natural sleep and under anesthesia
Otoacoustic emissions
Immittance measures
Newborn hearing screening
Hearing device dispensing including hearing aids, bone conducted sound processors, FM systems
Aural habilitation
Cochlear implant candidacy, programming and follow up
Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
The AuD extern may divide their experience between the main hospital campus in Seattle, the Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center, and the North Clinic in Everett. The schedule will vary with preceptor availability and extern interest. The extern will have a mentor, a primary clinical supervisor, and will have the opportunity to work with multiple clinical providers. All preceptors maintain ASHA certification and provide 100% supervision.
Candidates must have successfully completed all required coursework and clinical placements up to the application deadline and the applicant selected must maintain successful completion of coursework and clinic placements through the start of the externship.
For additional information about the Audiology department at Seattle Children’s, please visit Audiology - Seattle Children's
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
Hospital
Number of Audiologists at the site:
2 FTE Masters Degree 20 FTE Au.D. 1 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 7 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 0 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 3 3rd year 1 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
None
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
10 + holidays
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes
Start Date:
May/June 2026
Expected hours/days a week:
40
Travel to satellite centers required?
Yes Travel between sites is very likely but can be negotiable. Externs gain valuable experience by traveling to all three sites of care for SCH Audiology. Distances range between 9-25 miles.
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:
•Solid diagnostic testing skills, including successful completion of at least one pediatric rotation. •Working knowledge/some experience with BAER, OAE, hearing device programming and fitting, and early intervention services for children with hearing loss. •Interest in pediatric cochlear implant, aural habilitation, and multidisciplinary teams. •Professional interactions with patients, families, supervisors and other care team members.
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
•Proficient diagnostic audiologic testing, interpretation, and counseling with typically developing as well as medically complex and/or developmentally delayed infants and children ages 0 – 21 years and their families. •Competence in selection, programming, verification, and validation of various hearing devices. •Planning and participation in appropriate aural habilitation services. •Ability to function collaboratively in teams within and across departments. •Attendance and participation in staff and team meetings. •Learn about and participate in continuous improvement and innovation activities.
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Rarely
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Rarely
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Rarely
Hearing Screenings
Everyday
Evoked potential assessments
Rarely
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Everyday
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)
Regularly
Cochlear implant evaluations
Never
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Never
Tinnitus assessments
Never
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Never
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
Yes We support clinical research in our department as well as other departments throughout the organization. A research project is not an expectation for an extern student; however, the extern will be expected to prepare and deliver a presentation on a topic of interest. The primary goal of this externship is to develop a proficient pediatric audiologist who is ready to enter the workforce upon completion.
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?
No
How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship?
Weekly
Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:
Prior to the start of the externship, an affiliation agreement must be completed between Seattle Children's and the University. This agreement document is provided to the University by Seattle Children's. Participation in the externship at SCH is contingent upon successful establishment of the affiliation agreement. In addition to this requirement, the University will need to provide the SCH Preceptor Team with all necessary assessment forms and deadlines for completion. Regular check-in with the student's faculty liaison.
Application Deadline:
9/17/25
Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Other See below for details
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Application packet will include: •Resume/CV •Letter of intent •3 letters of recommendation (1 letter from a pediatric clinical placement), sent directly from source via email to AUDExtern@seattlechildrens.org •University transcript: graduate program to be sent directly from registrar to SCH Audiology •# of total clinic hours; with break out of pediatric hours
All materials to be sent directly to audextern@seattlechildrens.org
We are committed to following the ACEN timeline. Interviews will be conducted via video conference and in-person interviews are not required.
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
Candidates must have successfully completed all required coursework and clinical placements up to the application deadline and the applicant selected must maintain successful completion of coursework and clinic placements through the start of the externship.
For additional information about the Audiology department at Seattle Children’s, please visit Audiology - Seattle Children's
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