Audiology Externship

UW Health is excited to announce an Audiology externship placement for the academic year.

This externship opportunity will offer experience working in a variety of areas of audiology including a full range of diagnostic services and treatment of hearing loss, including:
hearing evaluations, hearing aids, and ENT clinic coverage. Our team collaborates daily with our neuro-otologists and otolaryngology providers, allowing for evidence-based comprehensive treatment plans for our patients.

Option for 40 hour week to be spread across a 4 or 5 day work week.

Qualifying applicants will be enrolled in an AuD program, highly-motivated, independent self-starters, who are interested in providing high-quality care to our adult patients.

Previous clinical practicum experience in a fast-paced environment is preferred.
Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:
University medical center
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree
11 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
1 3rd year
1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: None
Will interview travel be compensated? No

Vacation Days: 10
Continuing education opportunities? Yes
CE opportunities available. No financial assistance provided.

Start Date:
June '25-June '26
Expected hours/days a week: 40
Travel to satellite centers required? Yes
(1) 1 S Park St / Madison, WI 53715

Eastpark Blvd / Madison, WI 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: Comfort with hearing evaluations & hearing aids (technology, problem solving, fitting, dispensing), highly-motivated, eager to learn, professionalism.

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

Extern will gain experience and refine clinical skills in all areas of audiological assessments and treatment that is provided at the site.

By the end of the externship, the student will have gained confidence and independence in audiological skills.

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 Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Never Evoked potential assessments Never 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) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Never 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: Affiliation agreement
Support for necessary evaluations
As needed throughout the externship
Application Deadline: 09/11/2024

Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Letter of request/intent
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: An affiliation agreement between the extern's University and UW will be necessary to complete prior to the start date.

Please send the following to Emily Haas at (1) letter of intent, (2) CV/resume, (3) three letters of recommendation.

Deadline for submitting all material is September 11, 2024. Chosen applicants will be selected for an interview.

Please indicate which externship position you are applying for University Hospital, One South Park/EastPark, or Pediatrics Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Emily Haas - Are all externs supervised? Yes

Qualifying applicants will be enrolled in an AuD program, highly-motivated, independent self-starters, who are interested in providing high-quality care to our adult patients.

Previous clinical practicum experience in a fast-paced environment is preferred.

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