Assistant Professor Occupational Therapy EXT - OCCUPATIONAL THRPY

Kettering Health Ollie Davis MAE Center | Beavercreek | Full Time | First Shift

The Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy is a full-time faculty member who provides excellence in teaching, learning facilitation, assessment, student mentorship, scholarship, and service. This role contributes to curriculum design, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the OTD program, supports student success, and advances the College mission through academic, institutional, and professional engagement. The Assistant Professor demonstrates continued growth as an educator, engages in scholarly activity, and supports program quality in alignment with institutional standards and applicable accreditation requirements. Performs other duties as assigned. All responsibilities support the institutional mission, vision, values, and strategic goals while fostering collaboration across academic and administrative units.

• Entry-level occupational therapist degree from an ACOTE-accredited program
• Earned doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited institution (the doctoral degree is not limited to a doctorate in occupational therapy).

• Minimum of 3 years of direct patient care as an occupational therapist.

• OH OT License
• NBCOT OTR.

• Teaching:
• Develop and teach advanced courses, integrating cutting-edge research and industry trends.
• Mentor students in research projects, guiding them towards independent scholarly pursuits.
• Implement innovative assessment methods that align with program goals, student learning outcomes, and the Christ-centric foundations of the institution.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive learning environment that encourages critical thinking.
• Service:
• Assume leadership roles in departmental and/or institutional committees, contributing to curriculum and program assessment and outcomes enhancements.
• Collaborate with colleagues on initiatives to improve teaching effectiveness and student success
• continually reflecting Christ in all interactions.
• Engage in outreach activities to establish partnerships with industry, community, and professional stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and assessment of academic programs.
• Scholarship:
• Conduct original research leading to publications in reputable journals.
• Seek internal and/or external funding for research projects and collaborate with interprofessional teams.
• Present research findings at national and international conferences.
• Integrate research findings into teaching to provide students with cutting-edge knowledge.

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• ensuring course content is current and meets academic and professional standards.

The Academic Fieldwork Coordinator (AFWC) is a full-time core faculty member, responsible for advancing institutional goals and providing overall leadership, management, and administration of the academic fieldwork experiences (Level I and II) within the entry-level doctoral program in occupational therapy. This includes ensuring that fieldwork education is integrated as a component of the curriculum design designed to promote professional reasoning and reflective practice, transmits the values and beliefs that enable ethical practice, and develops professionalism and competence in career responsibilities. Ensures that fieldwork experiences are implemented and evaluated for their effectiveness by the program and provide the student with the opportunity to carry out professional responsibilities under the supervision of qualified personnel serving as clinical educators. The academic fieldwork coordinator is responsible for the program’s compliance with fieldwork education requirements as listed in ACOTE Standards Section C.1.0. Performs other duties as assigned. This is a fractional appointment with a 50% release time from teaching workload. 

• Must hold a doctoral degree awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE-recognized institutional accrediting agency. The doctoral degree is not limited to a doctorate in occupational therapy. For degrees from institutions in countries other than the United States, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®) will determine an alternative and equivalent external review process. 

The AFWC must have a minimum of three (3) years of documented experience in the field of occupational therapy. This experience must include:

• Clinical practice as an occupational therapist.
• Professional experience as a fieldwork educator (FWE) or documentation of training in the roles and responsibilities of a FWE.
• Understanding of the role of the occupational therapy assistant.

• Administrative experience including, but not limited to, program planning and implementation, personnel management, evaluation, and budgeting.
• Scholarship (e.g., scholarship of application, scholarship of teaching and learning).
• Previous academic appointment with teaching responsibilities at the postbaccalaureate level; teaching as an adjunct will also be considered.

• BLS.

• As the AFWC, exemplary work in the following areas is essential to ensure: 

• Fieldwork program reflects the curriculum design, 

• Student access to fieldwork site information, 

• Fieldwork objectives are developed collaboratively with student and FWE(s), 

• Sufficient and current fieldwork written agreements, 

• Selection process for fieldwork sites, 

• At least one fieldwork experience per student in mental health, behavioral health, or psychosocial factors, 

• Proper ratio of FWEs to students, 

• Evaluation of the effectiveness of supervision, 

• Communication of student progress/performance, 

• Process to ensure qualifications of FWEs, and 

• Length of fieldwork experiences are compliant with accreditation and program guidelines. 

• Other duties as assigned 

• As the AFWC: 

• Work full-time in the OTD program, exemplifying leadership of the clinical fieldwork experience within the program’s curriculum. (NOTE: This position is provided 50% release time to ensure that the academic fieldwork needs of the program are being met. During times of interim-reporting and/or self-study to ACOTE, additional release time can be negotiated with Chair and Dean of Academic Affairs to ensure adequate time to prepare required documentation needed to demonstrate compliance with accreditation standards.) 

• Foster positive relationships with parties/communities of interest, including clinicians, faculty, administrators, and healthcare providers. 

• Ensure adherence to institutional and professional accreditation standards. 

• Coordinate academic fieldwork program organization, including administrative staff support for clerical tasks related to establishing and maintaining contracts for fieldwork placement. 

• Advocate for the program's concerns and needs within college committees and initiatives. 

• Lead aspects of curriculum design process to ensure that required aspects of the academic fieldwork are included in curriculum design, evaluation, and revision efforts, reflecting programmatic values and threads as well as values of trustworthiness, innovation, care, competence, collaboration, and diversity. 

• Per KH HR and HealthStreams