| Primary Practice Setting: | Hospital
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
7 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
3 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
1 2nd year
1 3rd year
1 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Salary
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| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 2 weeks unpaid
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| Continuing education opportunities? | No
Externs will get to attend any training and in- services offered by CI/HA manufactures and scheduled in our dept. Externs also attend all dept (Speech/Audiology) and CI meetings with the ENTs. |
| Start Date: | June 2026
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40 hours a week
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | No
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| Local students preferred: | No
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| 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
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| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | -Comprehensive Audiometric Diagnostic testing
-Basic electrophysiologic testing
-Vestibular (VNG)
-Basic understanding of VEMP/vHIT testing
- Basic knowledge of Cochlear implants/ BAHA
-Hearing aid Evaluation/Fitting and Follow up
-Auditory Processing Evaluation
- Report writing |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | - Audiometric eval (Infant/peds/adult)
- Sedated and non sedated ABR (threshold and neurodiagnostic)
-EcocHG
- VNG/ cVEMP/oVEMP/CDP/vHIT/Rotary chair
-Hearing aids eval/ fitting and follow up (REM)
- Cochlear Implants/ BAHA |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Rarely | Acoustic Reflexes | | Regularly | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Never | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Everyday | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Regularly | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Regularly | Hearing aids dispensed | | Regularly | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Regularly | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Rarely | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | No
Students are welcome to work on research projects required for school or personal interests. Our site does not have a mandatory research requirement |
| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No
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| 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: | University should provide a clear assessment of the student's abilities as well as necessary assessment forms for monitoring externs |
| Application Deadline: | September 1st |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Letter of request/intent
An in- person interview will be scheduled once all the paperwork is received |
| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | All applications and cover letters should be directed to
OP Rehab Manager - Anita Bhandarkar, Au.D., CCC-A
Audiology Coordinator- Amelia Mainardi, Au.D.,CCC-A |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Anita Bhandakar Au.D., CCC-A/ Amelia Mainardi, Au.D., CCC-A - anita.bhandarkar@rwjbh.org |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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