Children's Wisconsin Externship

1 month ago


Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Children's Wisconsin Hospital Full time

Children's Wisconsin offers a 52 week competency based fourth year placement for Doctor of Audiology students. Externs will have a primary supervisor but also have an opportunity to learn from many audiologists at the main campus and affiliated satellite clinics. Clinical experiences include pediatric diagnostics, amplification fitting and follow-up with infants and children of all ages, electrophysiology, auditory processing evaluations, cochlear implant evaluation and programming exposure, specialty clinics and newborn hearing screening. Seeking a highly motivated student with a strong desire for a career as a Pediatric Audiologist.

At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Our vision is Wisconsin kids will be the healthiest in the nation. Our mission (CARE) is the work we do to achieve our vision:

  • Caregiving: offering some of the nation's best medical care
  • Advocacy: Speaking up and protecting children
  • Research: Finding cures to the illnesses that can affect children
  • Education: Sharing what we learn and teaching others to care for kids

We will be following the ACEN Externship timeline for 2024:

August 1, 2024-September 18, 2024 : Application period open; please include cover letter, resume, and 2-3 letters of recommendation

September 26, 2024 and October 1, 2024 : Interviews will be scheduled and completed

October 25, 2024 : Externship site offer will be extended (CHW will send contracts with the institution of matriculation, must obtain a signed contract by January, in order for externship to take place)

October 29, 2024 : Response deadline

June 2025 : Proposed start date of 52 week externship (flexible). Student will be allowed 2 weeks (10 days) of personal time/sick time off in addition to holidays. Externship runs from approximately June 2024 through the end of May 2025. Hours 8-4:30, Monday-Friday. See Clinical Handbook for further detail.

Highly motivated student with a strong desire for a career as a Pediatric Audiologist.

Externship Information: Primary Practice Setting: Hospital
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree
18 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
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
2 3rd year
1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: None
Will interview travel be compensated? No
Vacation Days: 10 days
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Occasional training by hearing aid manufacturers at Children's Wisconsin main campus. The student will be given time to attend external continuing education; however, no financial support. Start Date: June 2025
Expected hours/days a week: 40
Travel to satellite centers required? Yes
Travel to Delafield, Greenfield, Kenosha, Mequon, and New Berlin satellite clinics. Approximately 20 miles from main campus hospital 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? No
Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: * Diagnostic audiology experience with patients ages birth to 18 years.
* Experience with hearing testing of specials needs population.
* Experience with hearing aid consultation, fitting, and follow-up
* Experience or familiarity with assistive listening devices such as FM systems.
* Knowledge of objective electrophysiologic assessment (ABR, OAE testing)
* Experience with verification of hearing aids. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: During the course of the externship period, the student will be expected to show initiative in a fast paced, dynamic work environment. Student will transition from testing under supervision to leading patient appointments and complete evaluations with minimal guidance from supervisors. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Rarely Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Regularly Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Regularly Hearing aids dispensed Regularly Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Rarely Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly Cerumen management Research opportunities? No
Research opportunities are not available at this time. 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: A signed agreement between the University or College the Au.D. student is attending and Children's Wisconsin must be signed by January 31, 2025 for the student to be accepted for the Au.D. externship placement. Application Deadline: September 18, Application Requirements: Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Letter of request/intent
Other
Interview with student applicant to take place within our clinic setting or via web. Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: A signed agreement between the University or College the Au.D. student is attending and Children's Wisconsin. Agreement must be signed by January 31, Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Sarah Bonnett, Au.D., CCC-A, PASC - Are all externs supervised? Yes

Highly motivated student with a strong desire for a career as a Pediatric Audiologist.


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