Manning Family Children's is a 263-bed, not-for-profit pediatric medical center offering a comprehensive range of healthcare services for children from birth to 21 years. For 70 years, Children's has proudly served as Louisiana's only, freestanding, comprehensive children's hospital with more than 600 pediatric-trained providers and 3,000 employees solely dedicated to the care of kids. Our practice is looking for an extern with strong diagnostic abilities, excellent interpersonal skills, a desire to work in a pediatric setting, and a willingness to learn. Applicants must send the following requirements to amanda.giles@lcmchealth.org by September 11, 2026. Letter of Intent Resume Graduate Transcript(s)

Three Letters of Recommendation Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Hospital Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 4 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 1 2nd year 1 3rd year 1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Salary Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

TBD Continuing education opportunities?

Yes Start Date:

June 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 hours/week 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: Basic audiometry: air, bone, and speech assessments Immittance measures Otoacoustic Emissions Basic ABR skills Hearing aid checks/troubleshooting Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: Master pediatric assessment and protocols including: Play audiometry VRA Immittance measures Otoacoustic Emissions Diagnostic/screening ABR Newborn hearing screens/follow-up Hearing aid checks, troubleshooting, selection and fitting Counseling and recommendations Cochlear implant assessment/mapping Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Rarely Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Everyday Otoacoustic emissions Never Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Regularly Hearing aids dispensed Regularly Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Never Cochlear implant rehabilitation Never Tinnitus assessments Never Tinnitus rehabilitation Never 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: A university contact must be identified for communication regarding any concerns or issues that arise during the externship period. Clear guidelines for assessment, deadlines, and expectations of student performance are required.

Application Deadline:

September 11, 2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Please email all of the required information to amanda.giles@lcmchealth.org by the deadline date.

Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Amanda Giles, Au.

D. - amanda.giles@lcmchealth.org Are all externs supervised? Yes Letter of Intent Resume Graduate Transcript(s) Three Letters of Recommendation