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Audiology Externship
1 month ago
Professional Hearing Center is seeking a doctoral audiology resident to join our established, busy practice in the Greater Kansas City area. Professional Hearing Center is an audiologist led team of compassionate hearing and balance healthcare professionals committed and focused on improving quality of life through relationships built on trust, excellence, and expertise.
We are dedicated to improving people's lives with the best possible hearing through compassion, innovation, and expertise in all aspects of hearing healthcare. We provide a variety of services including comprehensive, diagnostic hearing exams, amplification services (including hearing aids, osseointegrated devices, and cochlear implants), and specialty opportunities (including tinnitus & hyperacusis management, auditory processing disorder evaluation & treatment, vestibular diagnostics, and aural rehabilitation) to patients at 14 locations (hospitals, Audiology private practices, ENT offices) throughout the Kansas City area working collaboratively with ENT physicians, Otologists, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners as a division of Ascentist Healthcare.
We are a student-focused practice and enjoy supporting students during their 3rd and 4th year clinical placements. As a member of the Professional Hearing Center team, you will gain experience in all aspects of private practice, as well as ENT and Otology patients. The audiologists and staff enjoy gaining a new perspective on patient care through the experience and education of our students. We frequently have several students throughout our locations.
We are seeking two audiology externs for the year. We provide an excellent learning environment for students, and our audiologists are passionate about mentoring and supporting students during their time with us. Post-externship career opportunities may also be available.
Applicants must have completed their Au.D program thus far in good academic standing by the start of their residency and have proficient audiologic skills including comprehensive audiograms with basic interpretation and management of test findings. General report writing skills and professionalism are essential. General hearing aid knowledge with a history of assisting audiologists with programming, fittings, and counseling. Audiology specialty experience or interest is encouraged, but not required.
Please email your letter of interest and resume to by September 18, 2024 . In addition, 2 letters of recommendations are to be emailed directly to Dr. Ralston by this deadline.
Externship Information: Primary Practice Setting: ENT group practicePrivate practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
2 FTE Masters Degree
16 FTE Au.D.
0 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
4 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
11 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
5 3rd year
2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated? No
Vacation Days: 10
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Yes, CEU opportunities are available with the team. Start Date: May 19, 2025
Expected hours/days a week: 5 days per week
Travel to satellite centers required? Yes
Several locations within in the Kansas City Metro are available to the extern. Schedule will be based on supervisor and specialty interest. 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: - Completed Au.D program thus far in good academic standing
- Have proficient audiologic skills including comprehensive audiograms with basic interpretation and management of test findings
- General report writing skills and professionalism are essential
- General hearing aid knowledge with a history of assisting audiologists with programming, fittings, and counseling
- Audiology specialty experience or interest is encouraged, but not required Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: - Externs will be able to demonstrate independence in performing diagnostic hearing evaluations, vestibular evaluations, hearing aid programming and verification, tinnitus and hyperacusis evaluations, APD evaluations and therapy.
- Audiology specialty skills will be dependent on interests of the extern 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 Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Regularly Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Rarely Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Everyday Vestibular assessments Regularly Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Rarely Cochlear implant evaluations Rarely Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Everyday Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes
There have been opportunities for externs to participate in research as investigations arise, however, this is rare. Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? Yes
We are a division of Ascentist Healthcare. This allows plentiful opportunity on a regular basis with physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and SLPs. 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: Timeline for evaluations as needed. Application Deadline: September 18, Application Requirements: Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Interview will be scheduled according to the ACEN Timeline. This can be over phone/video or in person based on the applicants location. Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please email letter of interest and resume to Lynsey Ralston, AuD at by September 18, 2024. In addition, 2 letters of recommendations are to be emailed directly to Dr. Ralston by this deadline. Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Lynsey Ralston, AuD - Are all externs supervised? Yes
Applicants must have completed their Au.D program thus far in good academic standing by the start of their residency and have proficient audiologic skills including comprehensive audiograms with basic interpretation and management of test findings. General report writing skills and professionalism are essential. General hearing aid knowledge with a history of assisting audiologists with programming, fittings, and counseling. Audiology specialty experience or interest is encouraged, but not required.
Please email your letter of interest and resume to by September 18, 2024 . In addition, 2 letters of recommendations are to be emailed directly to Dr. Ralston by this deadline.
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