Job description Happy Ears Hearing Center is seeking 4th year externs for the 2027-2028 academic year. Happy Ears Hearing Center has multiple Audiologists on our team, and the supervising audiologists are ASHA-certified (CCC-A). The patient population we serve includes infants, children, adults, and geriatrics. Happy Ears Hearing Center is an upscale audiology private practice serving the entire Phoenix Valley. We have 4 locations and work with multiple ENT Physicians as well as Otologists. Happy Ears Hearing Center has a strong commitment to education and we are passionate about what we do. We believe that all individuals should have access to high-quality and personalized hearing healthcare. For more information on the offices please visit the website: http://www.happyears.com and our externship page https://www.happyearshearing.com/externship/. The experiences you will gain during this externship include, but are not limited to, the following areas of audiology: Newborn Hearing Screenings Hearing Diagnostics Hearing Aid Fittings Pediatric Evaluations and Fittings Counseling Aural Rehabilitation Auditory Electrophysiology Tinnitus Management and Treatment Cochlear implant mapping BAHA fittings Real Ear Verification Testing Surgical Observations for Cochlear Implants Neurodiagnostics (rotary chair, etc) BPPV Treatment Additional training in private practice including: Marketing Vendor Relationships Hearing Device Manufacturer Training Building Rapport with patients Front office training experience Billing experience Learn how to manage office procedures Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a passion for audiology are required. Happy Ears Hearing Center is known for its name, so we are looking for someone outgoing, self-driven, energetic, personable, and who is a team player. We are looking for a professional candidate who can be potentially hired after the 4th year is over. If this opportunity interests you, please apply today to be considered for this excellent externship placement!

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 7 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 3 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 12 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 2 3rd year 0 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Stipend Will interview travel be compensated?

Yes Vacation Days:

Yes Continuing education opportunities?

Yes Start Date:

Summer 2026 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: Diagnostic Hearing Evaluations. Everything else will be trained in the externship. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: The ability to communicate with patients and counsel them confidently. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Everyday Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Everyday Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Everyday Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Everyday Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes Yes, if the extern is interested in this Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? Yes We work with ENT in the area for cochlear implant patients. How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? Monthly Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: Monthly check-ins

Application Deadline:

11/01/2024

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Phone interview Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please submit your applications on our website under the following link.

https:

//www.happyearshearing.com/externship/

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Shanna Dewsnup - externship@happyears.com Are all externs supervised? Yes Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a passion for audiology are required. Happy Ears Hearing Center is known for its name, so we are looking for someone outgoing, self-driven, energetic, personable, and who is a team player. We are looking for a professional candidate who can be potentially hired after the 4th year is over. If this opportunity interests you, please apply today to be considered for this excellent externship placement!