Arkansas Children’s Hospital is accepting applications for 1 AuD Extern in Little Rock, AR.
Contact: Holly Pruss at PrussHD@archildrens.org if interested.
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1 Children’s Way, Slot 113
Little Rock, AR 72202
- Multiple locations
Main hospital in downtown Little Rock, AR. Opportunities for occasional visits to satellite clinics in West Little Rock, Southwest Little Rock, and Jonesboro. Sister hospital in Springdale (Arkansas Children’s Northwest) and an educational audiology (EARS) team are also available. If desired, it may be possible to place an extern with one of these programs as well.
501-364-6691
Application requirements:
Cover letter, resume, two letters of recommendation, video (limit its length to 2 minutes) telling us a little about yourself and what interests you in Arkansas Children’s Audiology. Send all of the above to PrussHD@archildrens.org
- The anticipated start date is around June 1. The anticipated ending date is at the end of May the following year.
This position is designated as Full Time. A stipend of approximately $30,000 annually is provided.
This site reports having 15 staff audiologists who are CH-AP Certified and 15 with CCC-A certification.
The site reportedly serves the following populations:
Pediatric, School-Aged, Developmental Disabilities, Adult, and Geriatric.
Expected experiences include: Diagnostic Evaluation, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Newborn Hearing Screening, Hearing Aid Evaluation and Dispensing, Cochlear Implant Evaluation and Mapping, Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices, Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation, Educational Audiology, Community Outreach, Research Opportunities, Onsite Continuing Education, and Assistive Technologies.
Experiences Expected Here Include:
The audiology experiences include: Diagnostic Evaluation, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Newborn Hearing Screening, Hearing Aid Evaluation and Dispensing, Cochlear Implant Evaluation and Mapping, Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices, Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation, Educational Audiology, Community Outreach, Research Opportunities, Onsite Continuing Education, and Assistive Technologies.
The interprofessional and collaborative practice experiences include:
- Dentists
- Dietitians
- Family Members
- Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Physicians
- Physical Therapists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Special Educators
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Teachers
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
Other experiences may include:
Several multidisciplinary team clinics.
Demographics of Populations Served:
Ethnicity, Race, Culture, National Origin, Socioeconomic Status, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Religion, and Exceptionality.
English, English Language Learners, Primary English Dialect, Secondary English Dialect, Bilingual Populations, Polyglot Populations, Sign Language (ASL or SEE), and Cognitive or Physical Ability Differences.
Students and Peers
- The overall number of students at this site is 5.
- The number of externs expected at this site is 1.