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UNIV - Open Rank - Cochlear Implant Audiologist - Department of Otolaryngology

MUSC Health · Charleston, SC · 1 mo ago
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About the role

The Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Otolaryngology, invites applications for a full-time audiologist specializing in adult and pediatric cochlear implants. MUSC provides care for more than 2,500 patients with cochlear implants and implants more than 200 devices yearly. The department includes six Otologists, six Pediatric Otolaryngologists, and 25 audiologists. Cochlear implant services are provided at the main campus in downtown Charleston as well as satellite locations. The department also has very active, NIH-funded hearing and cochlear implant research programs.

Responsibilities

  • Provide diagnostic and therapeutic audiology services for the cochlear implant population
  • Perform cochlear implant candidacy determination
  • Conduct intra-operative testing
  • Provide post-operative programming and routine management of hearing aid patients
  • Help teach Otolaryngology residents
  • Supervise AuD students

Qualifications

  • Doctoral degree (AuD and/or PhD)
  • Clinical and academic experience with cochlear implants
  • Appropriate certification and licensure

Physical requirements

  • 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 work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes (Infrequent)
  • Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces (Infrequent)
  • Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions (Infrequent)
  • Ability to squat and perform job functions (Infrequent)
  • Ability to perform 'pinching' operations (Infrequent)
  • 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 lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted (Infrequent)
  • Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted (Infrequent)
  • Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted (Infrequent)
  • Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted (Infrequent)
  • 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)

How to apply

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and CV to Kara Leyzac, AuD, PhD and Ted McRackan, MD, MSCR at:

Medical University of South Carolina
Department of Otolaryngology – HNS
135 Rutledge Avenue, MSC 550
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-9928
mcrackan@musc.edu and leyzac@musc.edu

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