Instructor​/IDD Occupational Fellow

Overview

The Institute on Development and Disability Occupational Therapy (IDD-OT) fellowship program is designed for an occupational therapist who aspires to be a leader in pediatric occupational therapy, with a specific focus on neurodevelopmental disabilities. The OT Fellow will gain advanced clinical skills in client-centered assessment and treatment of children and youth with special health care needs throughout the lifespan.

The OT fellowship functions within the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program. The LEND program promotes leadership, research skills, and clinical expertise in graduate level health care professionals who intend to devote their careers to working with children, youth, and adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities. A mentored research project is required. The OT fellow will be involved in study design, implementation of the research project, and presentation of the research project in May of the fellowship year.

The clinical experience is anchored in the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC) outpatient clinics. The OT fellow will participate in interdisciplinary child development, neurodevelopment, autism, feeding, and lifespan transition clinics. The OT fellow will become an expert in providing client-centered care focused on improving participation in meaningful occupations in the home, school, and community. Quality of life and transition to new environments (i.e., home to school, school to post-secondary education, and health care transition) will be a special focus of this fellowship.

This is a full-time position that will last for one year. At least 40% of the experience will be mentored practice.

• Participate in interdisciplinary clinics including child development, neurodevelopment, autism, feeding, and lifespan transition.
• Develop client-centered assessment and treatment skills to improve participation in home, school, and community.
• Engage in a mentored research project, including study design, implementation, and presentation in May.
• Collaborate within the LEND program to develop leadership, research, and clinical expertise in neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Required Qualifications

• MA, MS, or OTD in Occupational Therapy
• Applicants for the fellowship program must complete an accredited program in occupational therapy before the start date. Applicants must be eligible for licensure in Oregon and have obtained licensure within one month of starting the program (by September
  1).
• Extensive experience in pediatrics (including work experience, fieldwork, or other experience outside of the OT profession).
• Applicants whose work incorporates a global perspective, and a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion or multicultural competency.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of work in pediatrics or fieldwork in pediatric practice that involved evaluation.
• Experience with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Upload CV, letter of intent and 3 letters of reference. Please include months and years to the resume for jobs/experience.

Application:

• Current CV
• Formal letter of intent. Please include answers to the following questions:

• How does this fellowship program fit with your career goals?
• What leadership experience do you bring to the fellowship?
• Please share any experience you have in working with individuals from backgrounds different from yours. How would this experience translate into working within a health care environment?

• 3 letters of reference:

Please email letters directly to Erin Cochran, M.A., OTR/L at cochraer

• Letters should be from individuals who can comment on your candidacy for the fellowship
• Please provide contact information for each reference you provide

All are welcome. Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply.

To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at  or aaeo.