3rd or 4th year externship

We are interested in candidates for both 3rd and 4th year externships. Our practice is located in Northeast Pennsylvania with one office in Towanda and the other in Sayre, PA. Both offices are within minutes of the New York State border. The cities of Elmira and Binghamton, NY, as well as the Wilkes Barre-Scranton area in PA are within an hour's drive. Both positions will be paid. Opportunity to stay on for full time employment after externship as well! Student in an Audiology program

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 1 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 1 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: Salary Living expenses Benefits Will interview travel be compensated?

Yes Vacation Days:

2-3 weeks Continuing education opportunities?

Yes Start Date:

Immediately Expected hours/days a week: 20-40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes 20 miles Local students preferred: Yes 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: Have the ability to perform hearing evaluations and to clean and check hearing aids. Have basic knowledge of Noah and hearing aid software. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Hearing evaluation interpretation, hearing aid trouble shooting, and fitting strategies. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Regularly Adult hearing evaluations Regularly Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Regularly Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Regularly Hearing aids dispensed Regularly Hearing aid selection/fitting Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly 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: On bi-weekly or monthly basis

Application Deadline:

ASAP Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: 2

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Christina L Vail - christinavailaud@gmail.com Are all externs supervised? Yes Student in an Audiology program