Disability Resource Officer

Rocky Vista University in Billings, MT has an opening for an

Disability Resource Officer (Full-Time)

SALARY:

$66,000 - $72,000

DOE. The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill, knowledge, experience, education, and credentials.

BENEFITS:

RVU offers a full benefits package that includes Health, Dental and Vision insurance, along with 2 weeks (minimum) accrued paid vacation days per year, 12 accrued sick days per year, personal days, 13 ½ paid holidays and 401(K) match up to 7% based on employee’s contribution.

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence: We are Rocky Vista University (RVU), a diverse, equitable, and inclusive healthcare education university that recognizes, values, and respects the commonalities and differences reflected in our students, staff, faculty, and alumni. We strive to be compassionate healthcare educators and practitioners who embrace and champion inclusive excellence.

RVU is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

The Disability Resource Officer supports student access, academic success, and persistence, with primary responsibility for students at the Montana campus and additional university-wide responsibilities as assigned. Reporting to the Director of Disability Support Services, this position combines disability resource professional practice with evidence-based learning support. The Disability Resource Officer engages students in the interactive accommodation process; evaluates disability documentation and functional impact;

determines or recommends reasonable accommodations; coordinates implementation across didactic, laboratory, simulation, testing, and clinical settings; and serves as a campus resource on disability access, applicable law, technical standards, confidentiality, and inclusive educational practices. The position also develops learning and licensure-exam preparation strategies, and collaborates with faculty, academic leaders, testing staff, and Student Affairs colleagues to reduce barriers while maintaining essential academic and professional standards.

Disability Support Services Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Montana campus Disability Resource Professional and collaborate closely with the Director of Disability Support Services to provide consistent, legally sound, student-centered disability support services.

• Meet individually with students requesting accommodations and engage in an ongoing interactive process to identify disability-related barriers and determine appropriate reasonable accommodations.

• Review medical, psychological, neuropsychological, and other disability documentation; evaluate functional impact in the context of medical education; request additional information when necessary; and make or recommend accommodation determinations consistent with university procedures and applicable legal requirements.
• Develop and manage individual accommodation plans and coordinate approved accommodations with students, faculty, course directors, testing staff, clinical education personnel, preceptors, and other appropriate offices.
• Assess and coordinate accommodations in didactic courses, written examinations, performance-based assessments, laboratories, anatomy, simulation, skills activities, and clinical training environments.
• Evaluate accommodation requests in relation to essential program requirements and technical standards, and identify when a request may raise concerns regarding fundamental…