Audiologist Extern
Listed compensation
$17.85/HR
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Description & Requirements
At St. Luke’s, our dedicated Audiologist Externs are critical in helping to provide exceptional, patient-centered care. We foster an environment of guidance and support that embraces each extern’s unique strengths, experiences, and perspectives, helping them grow while enhancing the quality of care we provide.
St. Luke’s Hearing and Balance is one of the largest audiologist-led teams in the Northwest with 33 audiologists, 15 vestibular certified physical therapists, and 2 listening and spoken language speech-language pathologists. We span 8 clinics in Southwest Idaho. We pride ourselves on multidisciplinary teamwork and providing the highest quality of care to the communities we serve.
What you can expect as an Audiologist Extern at St. Luke’s:
- Starting pay at $17.85/HR
- Extern locations in Meridian and Boise, Idaho
- Under the direct supervision of a licensed audiologist, assists in providing diagnostic and rehabilitative audiological services to patients.
- Utilize accepted evidence-based practice methods: Identify, assess and treat hearing problems and balance disorders. Discuss symptoms with patients.
- Complete documentation related to the diagnostic and rehabilitative services provided to patients.
- Fit, program, repair and modify hearing instruments.
Qualifications
- Education: A fourth-year candidate for an Au. D or Ph. D in Audiology. Referral from a University audiology program supervisor.
Licenses/Certifications
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.
What's in It for You
At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally.
In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings.
We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.
St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.
*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.
General Information
Department: Hearing and Balance Idaho Elks Boise
Position Type: Full-Time
- Job ID
- 158142
- City
- Boise
- State
- ID
- Category
- Therapists/Physical Rehab Services
Key Responsibilities
The Audiologist Extern assists in providing diagnostic and rehabilitative audiological services under the supervision of a licensed audiologist. Responsibilities include assessing hearing and balance disorders, documenting patient care, and fitting or repairing hearing instruments.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Audiology Career Context
Of the 40 active Audiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 25% have no call, 85% require no weekends.
Audiology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 8.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$37k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $39k in an average-cost state. 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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