Audiology Extern

Hearing Help Providers is an Audiology private practice in Beverly Hills, CA. Our goal is to provide services related to hearing and balance disorders, including but not limited to diagnostics, hearing aids, bone anchored devices, and cochlear implants (CI). We are seeking an audiology extern who is interested in working with hearing impaired people across the lifespan. There are two locations in which the extern will practice:

1. Hearing help Providers

2. Otolaryngology department at Cedars Sinai Medical Center - In this role the audiology team provides speedy hearing evaluations prior to Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) appointments.

The deadlines for applying is Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

• Student in final year of their AuD program
• Resume or CV
• Cover letter
• Two letters of recommendation
• Graduate transcript

Externship Information: Primary Practice Setting: ENT group practice
Private practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
1 FTE Masters Degree
2 FTE Au.D.
1 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
1 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
0 3rd year
1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend
Will interview travel be compensated? No
Vacation Days: 0
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
Training programs offered by hearing aid and implantable device manufacturers, as available. Start Date: June 2025
Expected hours/days a week: 40
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: - Fundamental understanding of the connection between test results, interpretation, and implications for the patient
- 30-minute comprehensive hearing evaluations
- 30-minute pediatric hearing evaluations, including Visual Reinforcement Audiometry and Conditioned Play Audiometry
- Professional behavior, including being punctual and considerate
- Basic hearing aid troubleshooting
- Basic experience in VNG testing
- Willingness to learn Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: - Ability to explain information to patients in an understandable way
- All diagnostics without supervision
- All device management and counseling without supervision
- Maintain clinic reports
- Understand correct billing procedures
- Work as part of a team 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 Everyday 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 Regularly Hearing aids dispensed Regularly Hearing aid selection/fitting Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Never Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes
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: Expectations regarding student behavior and required skills. Application Deadline: September 18, Application Requirements: Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Transcript
Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Turn in required application components by September 18, 2024 to be considered. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all materials have been submitted by this date. If a student is selected for an interview, he/she will be contacted by email. Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Colleen Moryl, PhD - Are all externs supervised? Yes

• Student in final year of their AuD program
• Resume or CV
• Cover letter
• Two letters of recommendation
• Graduate transcript

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