Well-rounded, Paid Audiology Externship Opportunity in Santa Fe, NM

2 months ago


Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Southwestern Hearing Center Full time

Ear Nose & Throat Audiology Externship Opportunity – Santa Fe, NM

The team at Southwestern Hearing & Balance Center have served the health needs of Santa Fe and the communities of northern New Mexico since 1986. As a physician-owned hearing center, our audiologists partner closely with CHRISTUS St. Vincent ENT and David R. Brown, M.D. ENT to provide our patients with the best care possible. We remain the only medically-based audiology and hearing aid practice in Santa Fe.

We have an immediate opportunity for a doctoral audiology student to join our team for the externship rotation This is an excellent opportunity where you will work alongside our CCC-A audiologists and physicians in a cohesive manner to provide the best experience for our patients. Our culture is one that welcomes fresh ideas and values employee input.

The student will work on a team responsible for administering a full range of diagnostic services, including ABR, OAE, VNG, ECOG, VEMPs, Epley, and adult/pediatric hearing evaluations. There will also be opportunities to dispense hearing aids, as well as take part in consultations, fittings, verification, counseling and community outreach.

Our goal for each audiology extern is to gain real world experience working with patients of all ages by providing comprehensive services under the supervision of an appropriately licensed and certified audiologist. The experience we provide will enable the student to become a competent and highly coveted doctor of audiology.

Skills to have mastered prior to start:

  • Basic Diagnostic Audiology evaluation with differential diagnosis
  • Experience with adults and pediatrics
  • Experience with ABR and VNG preferred, but not required
  • Basic hearing aid fitting with adult population, including counseling and follow up
  • Good report writing skills
  • Basic audiology foundation
  • Demonstrated ability to manage patients independently

Skills the student is expected to learn/demonstrate:

  • Strengthen basic clinical skills
  • Manage patient assessment and evaluation
  • Manage a full caseload
  • Strengthen patient counseling skills
  • Communication with other medical providers in a professional manner

This is a full-time, paid position with a salary of $40,000, eligible for health insurance, paid time off and company holidays.

If you are as passionate about patient care as we are and looking to become part of a team in an established clinic we encourage you to submit your cover letter and résumé to

Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the state's capital. Renowned for its Pueblo-style architecture, the picturesque town sits adjacent to the Santa Fe National Forest. It offers an abundance of outdoor activities and boasts a very temperate climate, averaging 300 sunny days per year. Santa Fe's history and strong cultural roots run deep. The rich heritage spawned a food-lover's paradise and a vibrant arts scene. The area is also home to a number of colleges and near Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Externship Information: Primary Practice Setting: ENT group practice
Private practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree
6 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
5 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: Accrued PTO
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Start Date: May/June 2025
Expected hours/days a week: 10hr/4d
Travel to satellite centers required? No
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: ● Basic Diagnostic Audiology evaluation with differential diagnosis
● Experience with adults and pediatrics
● Good report writing skills
● Basic audiology foundation
● Demonstrated ability to manage patients independently
● Basic hearing aid experience Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: ● Strengthen basic clinical skills
● Manage patient assessment and evaluation
● Manage a full caseload independently
● Strengthen patient counseling skills
● Communication with other medical providers in a professional manner Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly 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: Resources as needed if issues arise. Application Deadline: 9/18/24 Application Requirements: Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Send resume and letter of request/intent directly to Send 3 letters of recommendation directly to Kaya Peterson, Au.D Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Kaya Peterson, Au.D., CCC-A, FAAA, CH-AP - Are all externs supervised? Yes


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