Southern Utah ENT is looking for an audiology 4th year extern for the 2027-2028 academic year. Southern Utah ENT is located in St. George, Utah. The practice employs 6 otolaryngologists, 3 physician's assistants, 2 nurse practitioners, and 4 audiologists. They provide both adult and pediatric services to patients from Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The externship will provide learning opportunities and promote clinical acumen in the following areas:

• Pediatric and Adult Comprehensive Diagnostics
• Pediatric and Adult Hearing Aid Services
• Pediatric and Adult Osseointegrated Services
• Pediatric and Adult Cochlear Implant Services
• Auditory Brainstem Response Evaluations (sleep-deprived and sedated)

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

ENT group practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 0 FTE Masters Degree 4 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 0 FTE

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

No Vacation Days:

10 Continuing education opportunities?

No Start Date:

May / June 2027 Expected hours/days a week: 40 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:

• Routine pediatric and adult diagnostic services
• Competency with NOAH database management and hearing aid software
• REM•Basic hearing aid troubleshooting and maintenance•Clinical report writing•Collaborative patient care Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:•Proficiency in BOA, VRA, CPA, and traditional behavioral audiometry•Proficiency in the full immittance bridge diagnostics•Proficiency with OAE testing and interpretation•Proficiency with ABR testing and interpretation•Proficiency with assessing, selecting, and fitting traditional solutions and osseointegrated solutions for hearing loss•Proficiency with assessing, selection, fitting, and counseling approaches for tinnitus management•Proficiency with cochlear implant candidacy assessments, device selection, mapping, ESRT, and long-term management Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Never Hearing Screenings Everyday Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Everyday Pediatric evaluations: school-age Everyday Adult hearing evaluations Everyday Tympanometry Everyday Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Never 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 Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Rarely Tinnitus assessments Regularly 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? Monthly Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: Expectations from the University regarding the clinic site and accreditation status

Application Deadline:

09/04/2026

Application Requirements:

Letters of Recommendation Resume Transcript Letter of request/intent Other In-person interview preferred, but remote web-based interviews are acceptable Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: Submit three letters of recommendation,

Resume, Transcript, and Letter of Intent Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Dr. Steven Lewis, Au.

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• drstevenlewis@southernutahent.

com Are all externs supervised? Yes