2025-2026 St. Jude Audiology Externship Opportunity

3 weeks ago

Memphis, Tennessee, United States St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Full time

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital hosts a unique externship opportunity focusing on diagnostic audiology in the form of ototoxic monitoring and rehabilitation through amplification. SJCRH Audiology Clinic fosters clinical skills through diagnostic assessments on children (65% of population) and adults (35% of population) with significant exposure to evoked potential testing via ABR evaluations. An extern also will be offered ample opportunity to sharpen skills of hearing aid verification and management for our pediatric population.

An extern should display a significant desire to work with a pediatric population. A previous pediatric rotation is required. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish a quick rapport are required. Excellent clinical knowledge of diagnostic audiology and hearing aid management is needed, as is confident clinical decision-making skills. An extern should come with a willingness to learn and a desire to gain independence in case management.

Externship requires a 50-week commitment.

Upon acceptance, an Audiology Clinic Extern license must be obtained through the State of Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences.

Externship Information: Primary Practice Setting: Hospital
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree
2 FTE Au.D.
2 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
0 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
2 2nd year
3 3rd year
1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend
Other – Please Describe
Stipend pending - likely $25,000 Will interview travel be compensated? No
Vacation Days: 10 (sick included)
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Externs are allowed to attend one conference (three days) during their externship year. These dates are not taken from vacation days. Conference fees and travel fees are the responsibility of the extern. Start Date: May/June 2025
Expected hours/days a week: 40 hrs/5 days
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: A confident knowledge of behavioral audiometry with pediatrics and adults, evoked potential testing, and hearing aid management is desired. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: - Ototoxic monitoring via diagnostic audiology
- Hearing loss counseling
- Behavioral audiometry in all populations
- Evoked potential assessment
- Hearing aid verification
- Hearing aid counseling and management
- Excellent report writing
- Strong case management skills Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Never Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Never Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Never Hearing Screenings Everyday 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 Rarely Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes
Data collection and data entry are a part of almost every evaluation. 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: Availability should concerns arise Application Deadline: 08/19/2024 Application Requirements: Resume
Transcript
Letter of request/intent
- 3 letters of recommendation (one should be from a pediatric rotation)
- Transcript can be official or unofficial.
- Letters of recommendation may be accepted either from the instructor or compiled in an application packet. Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please send the application requirements to

Contract will be discussed with university upon acceptance. Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Skye Jones - Are all externs supervised? Yes

An extern should display a significant desire to work with a pediatric population. A previous pediatric rotation is required. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish a quick rapport are required. Excellent clinical knowledge of diagnostic audiology and hearing aid management is needed, as is confident clinical decision-making skills. An extern should come with a willingness to learn and a desire to gain independence in case management.

Externship requires a 50-week commitment.

Upon acceptance, an Audiology Clinic Extern license must be obtained through the State of Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences.

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