Site:
Sioux Falls VA Health Care System

Location:
2401 W. 22nd St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
United States

Description:
The Sioux Falls VA Medical Center is excited to offer fully funded 4^th year externship position for 2025-2026, with an anticipated start date in July 2025.

The externship is 12 months, full time (2080 hours). CCC-A supervised hours will be available. The Audiology department at the Sioux Falls VA is part of a 2 medium complexity medical facility with 5 FT Audiologists, 2 Contract audiologists, 1 Health Technician, and several other support staff.  We work with 4 Community Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS) in the SD and Iowa areas.  The Specialty Audiologists in our clinic include, 2 Cochlear Implant Audiologists, and 2 Telehealth Audiologists.

Number of externship positions:
1

Clinical opportunities provided during the externship:
The externship will offer a range of clinical experiences including the following:

• Comprehensive Audiological Evaluations
• Amplification (hearing aid evaluation, fitting using real ear measures, programming, troubleshooting, repairs)
• Cochlear Implants Evaluations/Activations/Programming
• Osseo-Integrated Implants
• TeleAudiology (CVT and AMTAS readings)
• Ototoxic Monitoring
• Hearing Conservation
• Cerumen Management
• Interprofessional Observation Opportunities
• Continuing Education opportunities:
  Manufacturer trainings, specialty topic trainings (i.e. cochlear implant).

Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: 
Knowledge and skills consistent with completion of 3 years in a clinical program of study in an accredited AuD program.

Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
Be professional, punctual and exhibit clinical skills using best practices in Audiology. Demonstrate the I.C.A.R.E Core values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence. The goal of the externship at our clinic is to develop and prepare students to be ready to enter the workforce as an Audiologist upon graduation.

Number of audiologists at site:
4 Audiologists; 2 Contract audiologists; 1 CBOC Audiologist

Audiologists holding CCC-A certification:
3

Audiologists holding ABA certification:
NA

What level of supervision is provided:
Direct and indirect depending on knowledge and skills of extern.

How many students per year both interns and externs:
1-2

Continuing Education opportunities:
Externs will participate in onsite trainings and are also approved to travel to 1 manufacturer training per year.

Travel to satellites required?
No, but travel to CBOCs can be determined on individual basis.

Are there interdisciplinary opportunities? If so what:
ENT, Neurology, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Low Vision, Speech Pathology, Telehealth

Are there research opportunities?
No

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

What communication or other support do you expect or require from university during externship?
Deadlines for mid-term and final evaluations/assessments, program expectations, support for remediation if needed

Site’s application requirements:
All applications are due by October 15. Application materials should be sent via email to danae.sumners@va.gov

Site’s application deadline:
10/15/24

Site’s externship contact:
Danae Sumners ( danae.sumners@va.gov)

Anticipated decision date:
11/1/24