Director of Occupational Therapy

Director of Occupational Therapy Recruitment #: S2664

Department:
Occupational Therapy Salary Range: $124,988 - $147,045

About Western Oregon University:

Western Oregon University is a regional public, mid-sized university – committed to changing lives,strengthening communities and transforming our world. Located in Monmouth, the heart of Oregon’s lush Willamette Valley, WOU is about 20 minutes from Salem, the state’s capital and about 75 minutes from Portland, the state’s cultural hub.

Western is one of Oregon’s oldest public institutions of higher education and was incorporated into the state system as a teacher training institution in 1882. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in arts and sciences, education and professional areas. It’s known for small class sizes, a focus on sustainability and a diverse liberal arts education in a student-centered environment. Western is a Hispanic Servinginstitution, with over 40% of undergraduates being students of color.

Position Summary:

The Director of Occupational Therapy collaborates with university leadership to ensure alignment between the programs mission, aims, and goals and those of the University. . The Director ensures that all accreditation standards, as determined by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education and by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, are met on an ongoing basis. The Director is responsible for providing leadership, vision, planning, and supporting the growth, excellence, and success of the OTDprogram.

This includes administering and managing the various program operations, as well as oversight ofthe curriculum, maintenance of accreditation, maintaining the OTD facilities, recruitment and admissionprocesses, program budget and resources, clinical programs, and data recording and reporting processes for clients, faculty, staff, and student clinicians. The Director supervises and mentors OTD faculty and staff, and mentors and teaches OTD students.

The Director cultivates and maintains external partnerships with community stakeholders, and local/regional and national organizations. The Director works with Academic Affairs leaders to facilitate strategic initiatives for the OTD program and to support student success and academic excellence. This position also collaborates with diverse partners across Academic Affairs and WOU and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion withinthe OTD program and WOU.This position is the Director of the Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) Program, a program that launched its first cohort Fall 2024 and is completing the final steps of ACOTE accreditation fall 2026.

The OTD program is located within the Behavioral Science Division, which is within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The OTD program currently serves 62 students over 3 cohorts. Once fully established the program will serve up to120 students across 3  accordance with ACOTE standards, the OTD program director must be an occupational therapist eligible forlicensure within the State of Oregon and must hold a doctoral degree awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE-recognized institutional accrediting agency.

Doctoral degrees awarded by institutions in countries other than the US must be reviewed and approved by ACOTE. for the complete position description which includes knowledge areas and preferred qualifications.

Required Qualifications:

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following:

• Doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., J.D., Ed.D.) in Occupational Therapy, awarded by an institution that is accredited by a USDE recognized institutional accrediting agency
• Initially certified…