Adjunct Instructor

Posting Information
Posting Information

Department	Family Medicine – 411601
Application Deadline	09/27/2022
Position Type	Visiting / Part-time Faculty
Working Title	Adjunct Instructor
Appointment Type	Adjunct Faculty
Position Number	20050631
Vacancy ID	F002695
Full-time/Part-time	Part-Time Temporary
Hours per week	0.01
FTE	0
Position Location	North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Proposed Start Date	10/01/2022
Estimated duration of appointment	1 year

Position Information

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit	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 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 Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding. OUR MISSION 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	Looking to hire a substance abuse therapist. Key Responsibilities Include: * Contributes to the development of individualized treatment plan incorporating individual counseling, group therapy, referral to outside organizations, Twelve-Step programs, and other counseling techniques, modalities and approaches. * Provides group therapy to patients using evidence based modalities. Facilitates group therapy sessions at weekly and monthly intervals. Monitors the patient’s program attendance, abstinence rates, progress and attendance at related appointments or referrals. * Develops and implements resources and programs which enhance service delivery, or in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. * Contributes to record of patient activity, progress, discharge summary and aftercare plan.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements	Masters in Social Work. Must have knowledge about pharmacological treatment for addiction and/or other mental illness. Must also have knowledge of ASAM criteria and evidence based models utilized in the treatment of substance abuse disorders.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience	Preferred experience in conducting MAT group therapy and/or motivational interviewing and transtheoretical model approaches
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities	Not Applicable.
Special Instructions
Quick Link	https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/240561

Contact Information

Department Contact Name and Title	Jaime Adams, HR Consultant
Department Contact Telephone or Email	jfadams@med.unc.edu
Academic Personnel Office Contact Information	If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University’s Academic Personnel Office at facultyrecruitment@unc.edu . Please note: The Academic Personnel Office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status. If you have any questions about the job requirements or the hiring department notify the Department Contact.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.