Clinical Coordinator- Masters of Occupational Therapy (Academic Fieldwork Coordinator)

Clinical Coordinator- Masters of Occupational Therapy (Academic Fieldwork Coordinator)

The Clinical Coordinator position plans, coordinates, facilitates, administers, and monitors activities on behalf of the academic program and in coordination with academic and clinical faculty. These activities ensure the quality of our students learning experience during clinical education. Clinical Coordinators accomplish this through:

• Assists with the development and assessment of the clinical education component of the curriculum with the Program Director
• Coordination and implementation of the clinical education component of the curriculum including site placements, site visits, and evaluation
• Responsible for facilitating students' clinical education
• Ensuring clinical education program compliance
• Ensuring that the fieldwork experience reflects the sequence and scope of content in the curriculum design

Education, Experience and Training:

• Be an occupational therapist who is licensed or otherwise regulated according to regulations in the state(s) or jurisdiction(s) in which the program is located (2023 ACOTE Standards).
• Hold a minimum of a master's degree awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE-recognized institutional accrediting agency (2023 ACOTE Standards).
• Have at least 2 years of documented experience in the field of occupational therapy, which must include clinical practice experience as an occupational therapist and professional experience as a fieldwork educator or documentation of training in the roles and responsibilities of a fieldwork educator (2023 ACOTE Standards).