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Externship Opportunity in Hickory, NC!
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Carolina Ear, Nose & Throat Sinus and Allergy Center
Hickory, NC (In Person)
Full-Time
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Spend your externship year with the team at Carolina Ear, Nose & Throat Sinus and Allergy Center! Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with the latest technologies available to our specialty. With offices located in Hickory, Lincolnton and Morganton, we're able to serve a broad range of patients with a wide array of diagnostic treatments and hearing aid services including: Diagnostic testing and evaluation Hearing Aids •This externship has the potential to turn into a future job opportunity•About the area: Located in Hickory, North Carolina, offering the perfect balance of large-city amenities with small-town charm, those who love history and craftsmanship will feel right at home in our little 'All-American City'. From furniture capital to fiber optic center, natural wonder to fine arts splendor, recreational heaven to entertainment haven, the people of Hickory have crafted a living and a life that's rich both in tradition and promise. Enjoy many local farm-to-table restaurants, breweries, boutique to big box retail shopping, 24 parks, Lake Hickory and so much more!
D. externships@fuelmedical.com - Smooney@carolinaearnosethroat.com Are all externs supervised? Yes
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 7 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE
Ph.D. 0 FTE
Other Doctorate (ScD) 0 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 2 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Salary Will interview travel be compensated?No Vacation Days:
5 Continuing education opportunities?No NA Start Date:
May/June 2026 Expected hours/days a week: 40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes 24 miles 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: Comprehensive audiogram, tympanometry, OAEs, hearing aid cleaning & repair, hearing aid programming, trouble shooting Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Hearing aid diagnostics and evaluations 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 Rarely Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Everyday Hearing Screenings Rarely Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Regularly Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Everyday Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Never Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Rarely Tinnitus rehabilitation Never Cerumen management Research opportunities? No 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: Communication as neededApplication Deadline:
9-17-26Application Requirements:
Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent Other 3 letters of recommendation Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Send complete application packet and 3 letters of recommendation to careers@fuelmedical.comContact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Sara Mooney, Au.D. externships@fuelmedical.com - Smooney@carolinaearnosethroat.com Are all externs supervised? Yes