Northern Colorado VA Outpatient Clinic

The Northern Colorado VA Outpatient Clinic is expecting to take at least one 12 month extern beginning May/June 2027. The student will be based out of the Northern Colorado VA Outpatient Clinic with possible opportunities to travel to the Cheyenne VA. As a health care system, we employ 10 Audiologists and 3 Audiology Health Technicians with locations in Cheyenne, WY and Loveland, CO. We provide comprehensive hearing evaluations including routine speech in noise testing, oto-acoustic emissions, ABR/ASSR, acoustic immittance, comprehensive vestibular evaluations, virtual Progressive Tinnitus Management classes, hearing aid fittings and follow ups, and assistive listening devices. We collaborate with Physical Therapy on evaluation and rehabilitation for balance disorders and with Mental Health for management of patients with bothersome tinnitus. Our health care system and our region within the VA System are very strong in the area of Tele-Audiology as well. We currently provide services at three additional outpatient clinics via Clinical Video Telehealth in Sterling, CO, Sidney, NE and Rawlins, WY including comprehensive hearing evaluations, hearing aid fittings/assistive listening devices and hearing aid follow ups. We also provide hearing aid follow ups into the home with via remote programming.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

VA medical center Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 10 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

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

No Vacation Days:

2.5 weeks Continuing education opportunities? Yes During the course of the externship year, students would participate in multiple onsite/virtual manufacturer trainings, be allowed to attend 2 offsite manufacturer trainings, given the opportunity to attend JDVAC, and participate in monthly journal club within the audiology department.

Start Date:

May/June 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 hours/5 days Travel to satellite centers required? No Students will be based out of the Northern Colorado VA Outpatient Clinic, but travel to the Cheyenne VA may considered for additional clinical experiences.

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: Proficient in basic audiometry Basic knowledge of selecting, fitting, and verifying hearing aids Basic knowledge of vestibular testing Willingness to learn Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Externs are expected to refine their skills throughout the Externship year to allow them to perform as independent providers following their experience Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Rarely Hearing Screenings Never Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Never Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Rarely Hearing Screenings Rarely Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Regularly Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Rarely Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Rarely Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly Cerumen management Research opportunities? Yes Students are encouraged to propose clinic improvement projects and present at JDVAC. 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: We expect there to be open communication with the university on the student's progress and expectations.

Application Deadline:

09/10/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent Other Interviews will be completed virtually Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Email resume/CV, letter of intent, and 3 letters of recommendation to Jordan Hill, AuD at jordan.hill5@va.gov. Please hold all application materials and send once packet is complete.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Jordan Hill - jordan.hill5@va.gov Are all externs supervised? Yes