UNIV - Open Rank - Cochlear Implant Audiologist - Department of Otolaryngology (ENT)

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Department of Otolaryngology, is seeking a full-time audiologist specializing in cochlear implants. This role is crucial for a department that manages over 2000 cochlear implant patients and performs more than 200 implantations annually. The position is integrated with active, NIH-funded research programs in hearing and cochlear implants. The Department of Otolaryngology is a large department with six Otologists, six Pediatric Otolaryngologists, and 23 audiologists. Services are offered at the main MUSC campus in downtown Charleston and at satellite locations.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (AuD and/or PhD).
Clinical and academic experience with cochlear implants and hearing aids.
Appropriate certification and licensure.
Ability to perform job functions in an upright position (Frequent).
Ability to perform job functions in a seated position (Frequent).
Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile (Frequent).
Ability to work indoors (Continuous).
Ability to fully use both hands/arms (Frequent).
Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders (Frequent).
Ability to reach in all directions (Frequent).
Possess good finger dexterity (Continuous).
Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions (Continuous).
Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes (Continuous).
Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand (Frequent).
Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance (Frequent).
Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception (Continuous).
Good peripheral vision capabilities (Continuous).
Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction (Continuous).
Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements (Frequent).

Nice To Haves

Experience working with energetic enthusiastic individuals.

Responsibilities

Providing diagnostic and therapeutic audiology services for the cochlear implant and hearing aid programs.
Conducting evaluations and determining cochlear implant candidacy.
Performing intra-operative testing.
Programming cochlear implants post-operatively.
Participating in and managing cochlear implant research, including data collection, analysis, and patient recruitment.
Teaching Otolaryngology residents.
Supervising AuD students.