Occupational Therapy Acquired Brain Injury Fellowship

Requisition #: A-159171-11

Status: Full Time

Type: Fellowship

School: School of Medicine

Department/Program: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Salary: $42,000-$44,000

Location City: Baltimore

Location State: MD

Location Zip Code: 21287

Closing Date: 04/18/2025 at 11:59 PM US Eastern Time

To apply: apply.interfolio.com/159171

General Description

Our fellowship offers a unique occupational therapy approach to address the complex needs of individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABI) and their families. This 12-month post-professional program is focused in the outpatient neurorehabilitation setting, with experiential learning opportunities in acute care and inpatient rehabilitation. Successful completion of the fellowship results in graduates becoming Certified Brain Injury Specialists.

Fellowship Features:

• Salary and full-time benefits
• Over 500 hours of didactic and clinical education, mentored practice and scholarly activities
• More than 1,200 hours of direct patient care
• Fellowship director with AOTA Board Certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and mentors with specialty certification

Johns Hopkins Occupational Therapy Acquired Brain Injury Fellowship Fellowship Goals:

• Provide outstanding clinical education and facilitate engagement in scholarly activities to advance occupational therapy knowledge translation in the field of brain injury rehabilitation.
• Produce clinicians who will improve care and support for individuals with brain injuries and their families through evidence-informed practice, interprofessional collaboration, and advocacy efforts.
• Offer a supportive and enriching learning environment that is grounded in principles of adult learning theories.
• Provide a comprehensive, well-rounded educational experience that prepares the fellows for specialty certification in the fields of occupational therapy and acquired brain injury.
• Produce clinicians, instructors, and consultants who are prepared to assume leadership roles in the field of acquired brain injury rehabilitation.
• Ensure adherence with the American Occupational Therapy Association Fellowship Program criteria, learning objectives, and Standards for Continuing Competence in Occupational Therapy

More information: Occupational Therapy Acquired Brain Injury Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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.

For more information, check out: About Johns Hopkins Medicine, About Us | Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (hopkinsmedicine.org), [Rehab Instagram].

**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

Applicants must be:

• A graduate of an occupational therapy educational program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
• possess Maryland State OT license by the start date
• hold National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy registration
• possess current AHA BLS certification prior to the start of fellowship
• AOTA membership 

Preferred, but not required: Experience in treating patients with neurological conditions in acute care or inpatient rehabilitation (a favorable prerequisite to providing neurological outpatient services)

Application Instructions

To support this application, the following must be submitted prior to the application deadline. 

? Official transcripts from each college or university attended

? Career Statement

? Resume or Curriculum Vitae

? Three Letters of Recommendation

? $50.00 application fee (payable through Occupational Therapy Acquired Brain Injury Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (hopkinsmedicine.org) 

Career Statement: Your statement should be a single page. Please consider the following in the preparation of your statement:

• What role do you believe Occupational Therapy plays in the practice area of Acquired Brain Injury?
• Why have you chosen to apply to the ABI fellowship at Johns Hopkins?
•  What are your professional goals?
•  What contributions do you hope to make to your profession?
• What challenges do you anticipate with participation in the fellowship program? 

Letters of recommendation: Please provide the emails of three individuals who would be willing to comment on your abilities in this application such as a former supervisor/instructor from an accredited occupational therapy program and/or a physician or therapist that has worked with you in the past. The letters must be submitted 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.  Please 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.  

Professional resume/CV: Please uplaod this in word or pdf format.

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

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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

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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.