Site:
Orem, UT CBOC

Location:
774 S State St
Orem, UT 85059
United States

Description:
The VA Salt Lake City Health Care System is proud to announce an opening for a one year Audiology externship opportunity in our brand new CBOC Audiology clinic in Orem, Utah. The clinic is located about 40 miles south of our Main hospital in Salt Lake City and offers comprehensive audiological testing and evidenced based practice for HA fittings using Aurical REMS.

This 4th year externship is a full time position with a flexible 4/10 hour schedule available. This is a 12-month commitment with anticipated start date of May and will consist of 2080 hours until completion. Sick and Annual leave and Health Insurance options are all part of the reimbursement package. This position has been funded.

Number of externship positions:
1

Funding is assigned by the Office of Academic Affairs and may not have been determined by the application deadline. OAA funding is announced nationally at the same time which should allow sites to know funding at approximately the same time. Historically, our site:
This position has been funded.

Clinical opportunities provided during the externship:

• Audiologic evaluation
• Immittance measures
• Otoacoustic emissions
• Hearing aid selection
• Hearing aid fitting
• Assistive listening devices
• Electrophysiology evaluation
• Tinnitus evaluation
• Tinnitus management
• Cerumen Management

Number of audiologists at site:
1

Number of staff at site:
1

Audiologists holding CCC-A certification:
1

Audiologists holding ABA certification:
0

What level of supervision is provided:
Moderate

Number of patients seen per year:
1500

How many students per year both interns and externs:
1

Travel to satellites required?:
No

Are there interdisciplinary opportunities? If so what:
No

Are there research opportunities? If so what?:
No

Do you have a consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites that provides additional experience?:
No

Site’s application requirements:
Interested students should submit the following to jonathan.javid@va.gov to be considered for the position.

Letter of interest
Letter of good standing from School Clinical Director
Resume
Transcripts
Minimum of two signed letters of recommendation.

Site’s application deadline:
No set deadline

Site’s externship contact:
Jonathan Javid