Part-time Accessibility/Disability Services Specialist - CCOM Medical Student Counseling Center, Office of Student Affairs and Curriculum (OSAC)

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as the main point of contact for disability services and related student needs at Carver College of Medicine, Medical Student Counseling Center. This is a .5 FTE position. The Medical Student Counseling Center serves approximately seven hundred medical and physician assistant students. The Center provides counseling services and outreach programs to enhance medical and physician assistant students’ mental health and well-being, fostering personal, academic and career success in a confidential and safe environment. The Center is committed to professionalism, excellence, and creating a successful community within the Carver College of Medicine.

Requirements

• A master’s or doctoral degree or equivalent education and experience in counseling psychology, counseling, counselor education, social work, or related field.
• The successful candidate must be licensed or license eligible in the state of Iowa as a psychologist, mental health counselor, social worker, or mental health professional in a closely related field. Possession of a valid State of Iowa mental health provider license is required at time of hire. License must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.
• Knowledge of the Rehabilitation Act (1973), the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), and the ADA Amendments Act (2008) as they relate to higher education.
• At least one year of related professional experience working with students with disabilities, preferably in a higher education setting.
• Demonstrated skill at building and maintaining helping relationships – counseling, consultation, crisis intervention, and/or supervision.
• Demonstrated skill at solving complex problems while working on a team.
• Demonstrated skill at building and maintaining collaborative, collegial relationships – teamwork and leadership.
• Expertise in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning; and the capacity to implement therapeutic interventions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Evidence of providing services that respect the rights, dignity, and worth of all individuals.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing counseling to graduate and professional students and/or healthcare professionals.
• Experience providing disability services to learners in medical education programs.
• Knowledge of pre-clinical and clinical medical education workflows and demands.
• Experience developing and implementing outreach or psycho-educational programming.
• Experience providing couples therapy.
• Experience supporting learners who have ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dyslexia, or other neurodivergence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate reasonable accommodations request and identification process, including intake process, for students with physical, psychiatric, learning, hearing, visual, and temporary disabilities to determine eligibility for accommodation.
• Track approved accommodations and ensure timely communication to necessary faculty, staff, and clinical sites to support implementation.
• Determine and address emotional and behavioral needs of medical and physician assistant students through individual, group, and/or couples counseling.
• Manage emergent crises.
• Demonstrate competency in working with students, faculty, and staff from a full range of groups.
• Provide clinical consultation to others.
• Perform risk assessments.
• Design and implement programs and outcome evaluations.
• Use expertise to impact the field of study/profession.
• Maintain current knowledge of state and federal disability-related laws, rules, and regulations.
• Maintain current knowledge of assistive technologies and best practices for serving students with disabilities in a medical education.
• Develop and deliver outreach and education sessions on disability access in medical education to the College of Medicine community.
• Develop and deliver outreach on timely topics affecting medical and physician assistant student well-being such as, healthy habits (sleep, nutrition, exercise), burnout, stress management, mindfulness and relaxation, and/or interpersonal relationships.
• Provide individual wellness consultations, class presentations, and workshops.
• Contribute to building and sustaining a responsive learning environment through personal reflection and professional development; individual, group, and community interactions; and assessment of center policies and practices.
• May provide clinical supervision of students and staff.
• Develop professional competencies in other professionals.
• Assess future professional education/training needs.
• Design educational content in focused area.
• Perform outcome evaluation/measurement of programs to assure needs are met.
• Provide professional consultation related to disability law to campus partners.
• Collaborate with other mental health professionals in planning and providing services and making appropriate referrals.
• Assist administrators, faculty, and staff in meeting the needs of students while maintaining essential professional boundaries.
• Provide consultations to students and/or staff related to clinical consultation, assessment/data gathering, program design and implementation, and evaluation and outcomes.
• Respond to student concerns on both an individual and systemic level and offer appropriate resources.
• Provide project management for consultations.
• May provide direction, assignments, feedback, coaching, and counseling of students to assure outcomes are achieved.
• May assist in hiring, developing, and managing the performance of students and staff.
• Assist in budget development and provide projections and recommendations for programs.
• Assist with revenue generation.
• Assist in budget planning for disability services-related departmental expenses.
• Ensure policies and procedures related to disability access are implemented appropriately.
• Oversee organization of disability services case files and accommodation notification systems.
• Provide input into strategic plan for area.
• Assure compliance with ethical standards, rules, and regulations.
• Collaborate with other campus units to develop and deliver programs, education, and services.
• Assist with customer service and complaints.

Benefits

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level