AuD Externship

Pediatric hospital located in Birmingham, AL serving the hearing needs of children from birth to age 21 years 1 position available The position will allow the opportunity for a well-rounded pediatric externship. Children's of Alabama has two main divisions in our Hearing and Speech Center- diagnostic (medical) audiology and HEAR Center (habilitative audiology). The diagnostic division of Hearing & Speech department is housed inside the main hospital as well as our two satellite facilities. The audiologists conduct outpatient hearing evaluations, AEP testing (sedated and unsedated), inpatient evaluations, pediatric vestibular evaluations, NBHS, cleft palate and craniofacial clinic, medical autism clinic, international adoption clinic and ENT clinic. The HEAR Center manages children with various types/degrees of hearing impairment through hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings, BAHAs, FM systems, cochlear implant candidacy, evaluations, fitting, and programming. Completion of graduate work in an accredited audiology program working toward an AuD degree 40-hour work week at assigned facility Pediatric experience in graduate school preferred

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Hospital Number of Audiologists at the site: 2 FTE Masters Degree 15 FTE Au.

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Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 3 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 3 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: Benefits Other - Please Describe Pay rate is $20.00/hour Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

with approval Continuing education opportunities? Yes The 4th year extern may have the opportunity to attend conferences hosted at Children's of Alabama or other local agencies.

Start Date:

May/June 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes The extern may occasionally have to travel no more than 10-15 miles to a satellite center for coverage.

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: Basic audiometric testing; masking; immittance measurements; standard ABR tests; hearing aid fittings/verification; effective report writing skills Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Effective pediatric hearing evaluations of ages birth to 21 years of age; Ability to perform electrophysiologic testing and interpretation of results; Pediatric hearing aid selection/verification/fitting; Familiarity with cochlear implant candidacy requirements, evaluation, and programming; Equipment calibration checks; Appropriate counseling skills; Proficient report writing skills; Attend team/staff meetings; Organizational skills; Pediatric vestibular evaluations and interpretation. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Rarely Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Rarely Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Rarely Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Everyday Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Never Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes The clinic is often involved in various research projects. Should the clinic be involved in active research during the 4th year externship, the applicant could be involved with tracking and organizing data. All research is physician directed and the audiologists conduct testing to support the research. 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: Positive or negative feedback regarding extern's clinic experience. Primary supervisor will meet with the student weekly for the first quarter (then monthly thereafter) of the fellowship to review progress and skills assessments.

Application Deadline:

August 31, 2025

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent Other Transcripts can be unofficial but a copy of the undergraduate diploma will be required prior to hiring. 2-3 letters of recommendation required. It is strongly recommended the final applicants interview on-site. Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Applicants should e-mail

COMPLETED

documentation to: missy.kemp@childrensal.org. Email is preferred for all documentation. Only completed applications sent in ONE email will be considered. It is understood that letters of recommendation will be sent separately from application packet.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Missy Kemp - missy.kemp@childrensal.org Are all externs supervised? Yes Completion of graduate work in an accredited audiology program working toward an AuD degree 40-hour work week at assigned facility Pediatric experience in graduate school preferred