4th Year Externship Position Available In Bergen, New Jersey

Seeking individuals interested in a combination of hospital-based and private practice settings providing care in dynamic environments to a diverse patient population. We see patients from birth through geriatrics for diagnostics and amplification services. Comprehensive vestibular/balance evaluations are provided for young children through geriatrics. Cochlear implants services are provided for infants through geriatrics.

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//www.hackensackaudiology.com/ Interested parties should provide a letter of intent (include anticipated start/graduation dates), CV, unofficial transcript, and two letters of reference. Candidates may be asked to have either In person or remote interviews.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Private practice University medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 8 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 2 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 2 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 2 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 1 3rd year 2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

available Continuing education opportunities?

Yes Yes Start Date:

Around Memorial Day 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: Audiologic evaluations (conventional, play, and VRA/COR). Middle ear analysis. Otoacoustic emissions. Real-ear measurement. Hearing aid programming Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Videonystagmography Auditory brainstem response (tonal/threshold) Auditory Steady State Response Electrocochleography Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials Rotary chair Auditory processing evaluations Cochlear implants Bone conduction devices Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Rarely Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Regularly Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Rarely 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 Rarely Cochlear implant rehabilitation Rarely Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes Occasional industry sponsored research and/or pharmaceutical research. Department directed research/data collection for quality improvement projects. Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? Yes The externship includes 50% of the resident’s time spent in a private practice on campus for hearing aid dispensing (children and adults) and adult diagnostics. 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 is required prior to commencing the externship.

Application Deadline:

9/17/25 –

ACEN Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please submit letter of intent, resume, transcripts, and letters of intent via email to kenneth.bodkin@hmhn.org. If the candidate or university program coordinator have any questions, feel free to call 551-996-5126 or email kenneth.bodkin@hmhn.org.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Kenneth Bodkin – kenneth.bodkin@hmhn.org Are all externs supervised? Yes Interested parties should provide a letter of intent (include anticipated start/graduation dates), CV, unofficial transcript, and two letters of reference. Candidates may be asked to have either In person or remote interviews.