4th Year Externship- Private Practice

Come join our team in beautiful NC! Our 3 private practice clinic locations (Smithfield, Clayton and Goldsboro) are located 30 minutes from the Raleigh area, 2 hours from the beach and 3 hours from the mountains. The 4th year would have the opportunity to work at each clinic location and experience the high-energy, dynamic nature of private practice audiology. We are a team of 13 employees, 5 of which are Audiologists. It is important for us to have a team who enjoys what they do. We work hard to make sure that we provide a positive work environment. We are looking for a 4th Year Extern applicant who takes initiative, is inspired to learn, is a good listener and passionate for our field. We want someone who could thrive in a private practice setting. A strong work ethic is crucial and willing the applicant must be willing to be an integral part of our team. We feel this position will allow a 4th Year Extern to have a well-rounded experience of learning the ins and outs of private practice but also the ability to see most of what audiology has to offer. We encourage all employees to participate in all areas of the practice in which they are interested and those in which they have a skillset that could benefit the practice. From advertising ideas to clinic financials to creating new processes and procedures, our culture allows all our team members to contribute to the success of the business. We are very involved in our community and do tons of seminars and presentations to local groups. Applicants would be welcome to participate in these events initially and eventually be asked to help lead them. This is a unique opportunity to learn more than just the clinical aspects of private practice.

Our Services Include:

Adult comprehensive hearing evaluations (rarely seeing pediatrics) Hearing aids (all manufacturers) Cochlear implant evaluations, programming, activations (all manufacturers) Osseointegrated devices (all manufacturers) Tinnitus evaluations and management Cerumen removal (tools and irrigation) Videonystagmography Testing (VNG)

ABR, OAE, VEMP

We also provide a great deal of private practice experience, including: Community outreach: educational seminars involvement and presentations Marketing experience/social media advertising Collaboration with local physicians and specialists Financial aspects of operating a private practice The level of supervision will depend on the extern's level of independence for various types of appointments. The extern will start with observation and lead into his/her own schedule once confident and trained. An individualized plan of skill development is developed for the extern and regular meetings will review the extern's progress over the course of the 12 months. Application deadline is September 16th, 2026. Please email the following to kate@coateshearing.

com:

Letter of Intent Resume 3 Letters of Recommendation Eligibility for AuD 4th year externship Professional liability insurance Eligibility to NC State Temporary License (we will assist with application and supervision process)

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 6 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 3 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 6 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: Salary Other - Please Describe We have a salary plus profit-sharing pay plan. The salary is set and paid each month. The profit-sharing component is calculated based on the entire clinic's performance and revenue. The profit-sharing is also paid each month. Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

10 Continuing education opportunities?

Yes Yes Start Date:

May 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 Travel to satellite centers required? Yes Yes, the extern will commute from Clayton, Smithfield and Goldsboro. The locations are all within 20-35 minutes of each other.

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 diagnostic audiometric evaluations Confidence in patient care Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: See services provided above The amount of supervision will depend on the extern's level of independence for various types of appointments. The extern will most likely start with observation and lead into his/her own schedule once confident and trained. An individualized plan of skill development is developed for the extern and regular meetings will review the extern's progress over the course of the 12 months. Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Rarely Hearing Screenings Never Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Rarely 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 Rarely Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Regularly Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Regularly Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Rarely Cochlear implant evaluations Rarely Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Everyday Cerumen management Research opportunities? No No Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? Yes UNC Collaborative Clinic for Cochlear Implants 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: Initial program requirements

Application Deadline:

September 16th, 2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Letter of request/intent Please email to kate@coateshearing.com Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Complete application here Submit required documentation

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Dr. Kathleen Coates - kate@coateshearing.com Are all externs supervised? Yes Eligibility for AuD 4th year externship Professional liability insurance Eligibility to NC State Temporary License (we will assist with application and supervision process)