What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audiology Clinic Coordinator position at usm?
Job Summary
The School
of Speech and Hearing Sciences (SSHS) in the College of Nursing and Health
Professions (CNHP) at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) invites
applicants for a full-time, non-tenure track Audiology Clinic Coordinator
position beginning in January. This position provides an opportunity for
leadership in an important and growing clinical outreach program that serves
the Hattiesburg community, students who are interested in receiving an
Audiology doctoral degree (Au.D.), and individuals in need of audiological
services from the Gulf Coast to Jackson, MS.
The members
of the audiology faculty currently provide educational training to
undergraduate and doctoral students with concentrations in electrophysiology,
clinical education, hearing science, rehabilitation/habilitation, amplification
and vestibular evaluation and treatment. Our School is particularly interested
in candidates whose training backgrounds include a broad range of clinical
experiences. The doctoral program emphasizes clinical mentorship, diversity,
and graduate teaching. Our faculty has established records of scholarship in
the areas of clinical education, electrophysiology, statistical modeling and
doctoral education and training. Our program intends to recruit
applicants who will provide full-time supervision in the Audiology Clinic and
manage both internal and external clinical practicum placements for Audiology
doctoral students. We also are interested in applicants who will emphasize
training doctoral students to become productive and accomplished practitioners.
The School
of Speech and Hearing Science's programs include an undergraduate degree in
Speech and Hearing Science, a Master's degree in Speech-Language
Pathology, and a doctoral degree in Audiology. Program delivery
includes face-to-face, online, and hybrid formats. Qualified applicants will be
prepared to contribute to the successful functioning of the Audiology clinical
program. The Audiology graduate program currently has 36 students enrolled.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Serves as the point of contact for all clinical activities.
- Coordinates all clinic and class schedules and monitors student progress and intervenes when necessary.
- Provide supervision of all clinic related activities of the Au.D. students.
- Provide direct supervision of Au.D. students.
- Organizes clinic meetings and collaborates with on- and off-campus supervisors
- Serves as the system administrator for CALIPSO
- Organize the annual fall orientation for new graduate students; facilitate and lead the student externship process.
- Create and maintain contracts between off-campus practicum sites and USM
- Monitor credentialing updates and effectiveness of training sites
- Prepare and report data for annual accreditation reports and provide audiological services within the USM Audiology Clinic.
- Oversees maintenance/calibration of equipment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.