AuD Externship

This position is for a 4th year externship at Salem Audiology Clinic. We have a private practice which focuses on diagnostics and treatment via amplification.

The practice is very active, with approximately 15 diagnostic evaluations per day, six fittings and dozens of follow-up and service appointments.

We currently employee a staff of six full-time audiologists with support by three audiology assistants and various clerical staff. Approximately 25% of patients are pediatric, 75% adult. We have an ABR program, focused on newborn early intervention. We are
not currently doing vestibular work.

Externs will receive exposure to all aspects of private practice audiology and not just clinical work.

This includes records management, marketing, clerical review, and patient education to give the extern a well-rounded experience should they ever plan to enter private practice themselves.

Externs will be expected to be able to work a minimum of 35 hours per week. They should be able to conduct diagnostic evaluations by the time they start at Salem Audiology Clinic.

They will received direct supervision of hands-on work until competency has been determined and, for insurance billing reasons, always be directly supervised for diagnostic work.

Once competency has been established, the extern should be able to work with indirect supervision with the exception of diagnostic work.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:
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)
5 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
9 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
1 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
1 2nd year
1 3rd year
1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend
Possible Stipend available. This may vary from year to year. Will interview travel be compensated? No

Vacation Days: 10
Continuing education opportunities? Yes

Staff audiologists are required to have 30 hours of continuing education every 24 month period to maintain state licensure.

Students will be allowed to attend CEU sessions locally and abroad as opportunities present themselves.

Start Date:
05/01/2025?
Expected hours/days a week: 35+
Travel to satellite centers required? Yes
20 miles; this will only occur occasionally. Student will primarily be located at our main location.

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: Diagnostic test battery (air, bone, speech)Tympanometry and reflex testing, Site of lesion, Hearing aid evaluations, Hearing aid fitting and follow-up.

Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
In addition to normal diagnostic and treatment methodology, student will also learn...

Marketing methodology, Records management, Patient education and outreach, Inventory and back-office management Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:

Everyday Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Rarely Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Regularly Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes
Salem Audiology Clinic routinely conducts internal research studies to evaluate new technology as it is introduced. These programs occur 1-3 times per year. 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: Whatever the university requires

Application Deadline:

October 31

Application Requirements:
Resume
Personal Review
Phone interview
Letter of request/intent
Interview can be conducted in-person or via Zoom.

Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Submit resume, with interviews to be conducted following confirmation of receipt.

Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) C. Scot Frink - scot- Are all externs supervised? Yes

Externs will be expected to be able to work a minimum of 35 hours per week. They should be able to conduct diagnostic evaluations by the time they start at Salem Audiology Clinic.

They will received direct supervision of hands-on work until competency has been determined and, for insurance billing reasons, always be directly supervised for diagnostic work.

Once competency has been established, the extern should be able to work with indirect supervision with the exception of diagnostic work.

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