Department
HEALTH AND WELLNESS DESIGN (BL-HEWD-IUBLA)
Department Information
The Department of Health and Wellness Design invites applications for a Part-Time Occupational Therapist (OT) to carry out an OT-led green activity prescription intervention for Chinese American/Cantonese groups living with memory challenges in Brooklyn, New York.
The Department of Health and Wellness Design is an academic department in the School of Public Health-Bloomington with 20+ full-time faculty, over 400 students enrolled in BS, MS, MPH, and PhD programs, and closely connected to Indiana University and Purdue University schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Engineering, Informatics, Art and Design, Public and Environmental Affairs, and Public Health as well as other state entities including Regenstrief Institute, Inc., the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, IU Health and Eskenazi Health.
More information about the Department of Health and Wellness Design in the School of Public Health-Bloomington at Indiana University may be found here.
Job Summary
- Completes intervention training.
- Conducts in-person Occupational Therapy evaluation of people living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and mild dementia (2 hours per client).
- Conducts 4-8 in-person sessions with virtual options (2 hours).
- Provides monitoring and support to persons living MCI and dementia, care partners, and outdoor professionals via telephone.
- Attends every other week virtual case conference meetings during the 12-week intervention.
- Completes post-intervention assessments and documentation.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
Required
- Master's degree in occupational therapy
Required
- 2 years practice experience with people living with dementia
Required
- Licensed to practice occupational therapy in New York
- Professional Liability Insurance
Required
- Proficient in communication skills
- Multilingual in Cantonese, Mandarin and English
Additional Information
This position is temporary and has flexible start and end dates.
Work Location
Brooklyn, New York
Advertised Salary
$65.00 per hour.
Travel will be reimbursed at $0.50 a gallon or pre-paid MetroCard. OT's will receive $25 compensation for no-shows. OT's will be compensated $25 for 6 every other week case conferences during the 12-week program.
Work Hours
300 hours (or 150 hours for 2 people)
We are hiring 1 to 2 people. If 2 people, each person will work up to 150 hours.
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Multiple plan options for medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
- Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
- Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
- Additional supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition benefit for IU classes
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Job Classification
Career Level: Part Time Employee
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Function: Part Time Employee
Job Family: Part Time Employee
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This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.
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