Troy, Michigan
Alexandria, Virginia
East Lansing, Michigan
Posted: 03-Jan-25
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Type: Full-time
Salary: 40,000.00 - 45,000.00
Internal Number: A-159419-11
General Description
Our acute care occupational therapy program aims to develop occupational therapists who provide innovative and evidence-based care across the spectrum of acute care and possess the essential system skills within an interdisciplinary team.
This fellowship, accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association, aims to develop occupational therapists who will:
- Provide innovative and evidence-based care to the medically complex population based on their client factors, performance skills and occupational profile.
- Advocate for and advance the integral role of occupational therapy and rehabilitation in the management and prevention of impairments.
- Possess system skills, such as outcome measurement, quality improvement, project management and leadership, within an interdisciplinary team.
Program benefits:
- Salary and full-time benefits, including paid time off
- One-on-one clinical mentoring
- Variety of unique didactic experiences
- Opportunity to participate in clinical research
- Leadership skill development
Details:
- 12-month long program
- Clinical exposure to all acute care occupational therapy service lines
- Multidisciplinary structured observations
- Participation in scholarly activities, including case presentations, multidisciplinary education and clinical education
- Research opportunities, including early mobility and activity in the ICU, preventing readmissions, and diagnosis-specific quality improvement
- Participation in Johns Hopkins research development program
The mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care.
Diverse and inclusive, Johns Hopkins Medicine:
- Educates medical students, scientists, health care professionals and the public
- Conducts biomedical research
- Provides patient-centered medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat human illness.
The Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has been helping patients recover function since 1992. Our twenty convenient locations form the Johns Hopkins Rehabilitation Network, which provides comprehensive rehabilitation services and continuum of care to patients throughout Maryland.
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**This is a position with Johns Hopkins Hospital. This application is for the Fellowship position. Invited candidates will undergo an additional application process with Human Resources at which time salary will be finalized. Benefits are available. More information can be found at Johns Hopkins Benefits Enrollment ' Your benefits virtually (mybenefitsjhhs.com)
Qualifications
The program is open to new graduates and practicing clinicians who are current AOTA members and have:
- Bachelor of Science, Master's or Doctoral Degree from an accredited occupational therapy academic program
- License from the Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy Practice (or qualified to obtain one)
- Completed clinical internships as required by the academic program
- AHA CPR certification
Application Instructions
Please complete the following application which includes uploading your official University transcripts, curriculum vitae, and a 1-page, typed career statement.
You must submit 3 letters of reference on this form --https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/-/media/physical-medicine-rehabilitation/documents/ot-edu/lor-request.docx . You will have the opportunity to send a message to your reviewers. You may attach the form or include the link in your message. Your references will receive your message along with instructions on how to upload the form. The references are confidential. Please include a former Supervisor/ Instructor from an accredited occupational therapy program and/or a physician or therapist that has worked with you in the past. We strongly suggest that you include individuals who are able to comment on your academic and clinical abilities.
Career Statement: Please use the following questions, as they relate to your clinical/academic circumstances, to assist in the preparation of your career statement
1. Why have you chosen to apply to the Acute Care OT fellowship program at Johns Hopkins?
2. What is your area of clinical interest or practice area?
3. What are your professional goals or objectives?
4. How do you plan to accomplish these goals?
5. How do you believe this program will facilitate the accomplishment of your professional goals?
6. By achievement of your professional goals, how do you feel you may contribute to the field of hand therapy?
7. What challenges do you anticipate with your involvement in the fellowship program?
Your application will be reviewed after all components are submitted and the $50 application fee is paid. Please make your payment here: Acute Care Occupational Therapy Fellowship ' Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Additional Information
Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
Total Rewards
Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.
Pre-Employment Information
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Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.
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Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.