We are a multi-office private Audiology practice servicing Nashville and the surrounding communities. We provide a wide range of services in both the private practice setting as well as in Ear, Nose, and Throat clinics. Our services include:

-Pediatric and adult diagnostic hearing evaluations

-Pediatric and adult hearing aid evaluation and service

-Cochlear Implant evaluation and service

-Bone-anchored implant evaluation and service

-Balance function evaluations

-Auditory Processing Disorder testing

-Auditory Brainstem Response testing

-VA hearing evaluations

-Custom hearing protection fitting

The student extern must be enrolled in an Accredited Audiology program and must be in good standing with their program/University.

There may be some travelling between locations. The ability to drive to different locations is important.

Externship Information: Primary Practice Setting: ENT group practice
Private practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree
10 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
0 3rd year
2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Salary
Will interview travel be compensated? No
Vacation Days: varied
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Participating in continuing education is encouraged. Opportunities for local CE events are often available in the community. Start Date: May 2025
Expected hours/days a week: Monday-Friday
Travel to satellite centers required? Yes
Many locations throughout the Nashville/Greater Nashville area. Distances vary 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: - Ability to perform hearing evaluations and balance evaluations with supervision
- Ability to work with a variety of hearing aid manufacturers
- Ability to be flexible and work with a variety of people in different environments Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: -Improve/continue to refine ability to do hearing, balance, APD, CI, and ABR evaluations during the externship year.
-Improve/gain confidence doing Hearing Aid, CI, and custom hearing protection fittings and service. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Regularly Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Regularly Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Rarely Tinnitus assessments Rarely 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 Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: We ask that the University provide a description of their expectations for supervision, communication, and evaluations of the Student Extern. Application Deadline: 09/30/2024 Application Requirements: Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Phone interview
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please email Letters of Recommendation and Resume to the email address listed below. Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Dr. Randi Yontz - Are all externs supervised? Yes

The student extern must be enrolled in an Accredited Audiology program and must be in good standing with their program/University.

There may be some travelling between locations. The ability to drive to different locations is important.

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