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
The UNC Horizons Program is a regional perinatal substance use treatment program of the Department of OB/GYN at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Horizons Program at Wake County offers co-located services for pregnant and parenting individual residing in Wake Co, and surrounding counties, including individuals transitioning from North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women (NCCIW) and other correctional institutes in NC, including county detention centers. This program provides comprehensive, gender-specific outpatient and residential (if/when applicable) treatment for pregnant and parenting people and their children.
The primary requirements of this position is two-fold: 50% data collecting/community outreach and 50% clinical services. Data collection will include phone surveys and assisting with qualitative interviews. This position is to provide clinical outreach with community stakeholders, identify community needs through needs assessments, assist with post-release efforts for pregnant and postpartum people transitioning out of correctional settings. Conduct screenings and interviews, referrals, and community presentations. In addition, the individual will provide families resources and support in the traditional outpatient perinatal treatment program in Wake County, including providing clinical services for pregnant and postpartum individuals transitioning from NCCIW and other correctional settings. Additionally, this position may require clinical needs to be addressed outside of 8 am – 5 pm and on-call responsibilities at residential/supportive housing sites.
