4th Year Externship ENT Clinic/Private Practice (paid)

Georgia Hearing Center/ENT of Athens is currently accepting applications for a 2027-2028 Audiology Externship. ENT of Athens is a prominent otolaryngology practice located in Athens, GA. Athens is known for it's music scene, great food, and The University of Georgia. Our practice specializes in advanced surgical and rehabilitative options for patients with ear, nose, and throat issues as well as hearing and balance disorders. Services offered include diagnostic audiological evaluations for all ages, electrophysiologic assessment, BAHA services, and comprehensive vestibular evaluation. Comprehensive hearing aid services are offered through our adjacent Georgia Hearing Center. Our independent practice has 2 ENT offices. New equipment and booths. Our team consists of 9 physicians, 1 PA, and 5 audiologists.

Please visit https:

//www.entofathens.com/hearing-balance/ to learn more about our practice. Georgia Hearing Center is a great opportunity for a 4th Year Externship as we offer a wide variety of services for all age groups. Our Audiology services include basic comprehensive audiometry for all ages, ABR, ECOG, OAE, comprehensive vestibular assessments, bone anchored device management, cochlear implant evaluations, cochlear implant activations, and hearing device dispensing for the adult population. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, motivated, self-driven, highly organized extern eager to work in a team environment which encourages professional growth in a fast-paced practice resulting in an Audiologist who is thoroughly prepared for the field. Applicants are required to have successfully completed all academic and clinic experience requirements of their first, second, and third year programs. With the continued growth of our practice, there may be a possibility of employment after the externship has been completed. No promises but it is possible.

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 5 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 1 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 0 3rd year 2 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Salary Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

5 w/pd holidays Continuing education opportunities? Yes Yes. We have regular trainings with hearing aid manufacturers and are open to those wanting to attend conferences at their personal cost.

Start Date:

06/02/2027 Expected hours/days a week: M-Th 8-5, Fri 8-12 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes We have 2 offices that the extern will rotate between. The offices are about 15 minutes apart.

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: Externs should be able to demonstrate knowledge and skill to perform the basic test battery for behavioral hearing evaluations on normal developing adults and children. Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Externs will be able to demonstrate independence in performing diagnostic hearing evaluations, vestibular evaluations, hearing aid programming and verification, BAHA fitting and programming. 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 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 Everyday Vestibular assessments Regularly Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Rarely 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: As needed

Application Deadline:

09/17/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Phone interview Letter of request/intent We follow the ACEN timeline:

Application Deadline:

Sept 16th, 2026

Interviews Begin:

Sept 22, 2026 (offers can be extended starting now) Final Day for interviews and offers: Oct 14, 2026 Student Response Deadline for first round of offers: Oct 16, 2026 Reposting unfilled positions: Oct 19, 2026 Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please email the appropriate application materials to Erin Steele, Au.

D. erin.steele@georgiahearingcenter.com

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Erin Steele, Au.

D. - erin.steele@georgiahearingcenter.com Are all externs supervised? Yes