Pediatric Audiology Externship

2 months ago

St Louis, Missouri, United States St. Louis Children's Hospital Full time
4th year Extern (up to 4 positions available). The Department of Pediatric Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation at St. Louis Children's Hospital offers a clinical externship where students are exposed to diverse and challenging clinical experiences. Our clients are between 0 – 21 years of age and often have a complex medical histories. The environment offers a fast paced schedule with an emphasis on evidence-based practice. Providing a superior patient experience is our number one goal. Our team participates in ongoing research projects giving patients access to the latest surgical, diagnostic, and technological applications.

Our team's clinicians and physicians are able to use this information to maximize hearing aid and cochlear implant benefit for patients.


Enrollment in an Au.
D. program and a strong desire to join a team environment. Interested individuals should be highly motivated and possess a strong interest in working with hearing impaired children. Applicants should be able to multi-task and take initiative in their clinical and educational opportunities in a professional manner
Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:
Hospital
University medical center
Multi-specialty medical center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
2 FTE Masters Degree
18 FTE Au.
D.
0 FTE Ph.
D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
4 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
4 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
2 3rd year
4 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Salary
Benefits
Salary and benefits may be available. Will interview travel be compensated? No

Vacation Days:
TBD
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Yes. Externs participate in trainings with the audiologists as well as attend monthly audiology grand round meetings.

Start Date:
May/June 2025
Expected hours/days a week: 40 hrs/wk
Travel to satellite centers required? Yes
Externs will rotate through our multi-disciplinary outpatient medical centers approximately 20 minutes from the main 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? Yes
Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: Students should be comfortable participating in basic audiometric exams with children using VRA, CPA, and conventional testing methods. They should have a high level of motivation and professionalism.

Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:

Students have opportunities to gain confidence with: otoscopy; acoustic immittance testing; air and bone conduction testing via BOA/VRA/CPA; hearing aid selection, fitting and verification; evaluation for cochlear implant candidacy; programming of cochlear implants; aided sound field and speech perception testing; FM/DM system evaluation, fitting, and verification; interaction with team members; and counseling parents.

There may also be opportunities to participate in research and/or auditory training if candidate is interested.

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 Everyday Evoked potential assessments Rarely Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Everyday Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Never Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes

Our team is highly involved in research activities; an interested 4th year may have opportunities to get involved as projects arise or if one is presented by the student.

Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? No
How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? Bi-Monthly Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: An affiliation agreement must be completed between the University and the hospital

Application Deadline:

September 18, Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please submit CV, cover letter, an unofficial transcript, and three letters of recommendation to the contact below.

Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Janet Vance - Are all externs supervised? Yes

Enrollment in an Au.
D. program and a strong desire to join a team environment. Interested individuals should be highly motivated and possess a strong interest in working with hearing impaired children. Applicants should be able to multi-task and take initiative in their clinical and educational opportunities in a professional manner

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