Instructor of Nursing - Chapel Hill, NC, United States - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Description

Otolaryngology (Ent

Application Deadline: 05/29/2024


Position Type:
Permanent Faculty

Appointment Type:
Fixed Term Faculty

Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time Permanent

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities .

Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events.

UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package , paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

The Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC is a division of the Department of Otolaryngology/ HNS and includes the pediatric cochlear implant team, the CCCDP financial assistance program, pediatric cochlear implant research, listening and spoken language therapy, speech and language diagnostics, speech and audiology tele-health, UNC Coaching Collaborative to train and coach professional in the field of listening and spoken language as well as training and mentoring students in the fields of speech-language, audiology and deaf education.

The unit is financially supported by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, the NC Department of Education, the Department of Otolaryngology/ HNS, research grants, private foundations, an endowment and private gifts.

As the program increases in reputation our patient population, professional training outreach and clinical research continues to grow.
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability.

We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine.

We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding.

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care:

We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education:

We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education.

We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research:
We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.


Position Summary:

The Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is seeking an Open Rank Clinical Speech Language Pathologist Faculty Position with an emphasis in the development of listening and spoken language for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

This position would be located in the UNC Children's Cochlear Implant Center in the Department of Otolaryngology/ HNS.

The primary purpose of this role is to provide quality speech language therapy to children and adults who are deaf or hard of.

pediatric cochlear implants and the development of language through listening.

In addition to providing quality therapy, this position trains and mentors students, teachers of the deaf, speech language therapists and audiologists in providing listening and spoken language therapy.

Primary job duties include:

assessment of the speech, audition and language skills of children who are deaf or hard of hearing; provide habilitation of speech, language, and auditory skills to children who are deaf or hard of hearing and rehabilitation of audition for adults receiving cochlear implants; collaboration with local teachers of the deaf and speech language pathologists in serving children in their local community; and training and coaching parents to facilitate their child's language growth.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Certification in Listening and Spoken Language (LSLS Certification)

This position will be providing services on the Department's Speech and Mobile Hearing Clinic as well as the Durham clinic location.