Mental Health Occupational Therapy Fellowship

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research
university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working
together as one university.

Salary : $42,000-$44,000

Johns Hopkins University: School of Medicine: Department of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Description

Since it was founded more than 125 years ago, The Johns Hopkins
Hospital, an academic medical center located in Baltimore, MD, has
been at the forefront of discovery, innovation and medical
advances. Its reputation for excellence has earned a ranking among
“America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News and World Report for more
than two decades.

The Mental Health Occupational Therapy fellowship program enables
the completion of professional milestones in just one year, which
may take several years to attain. It aligns with the AOTA Standards
for continuing competence, emphasizing knowledge, critical
thinking, interpersonal skills, performance abilities and ethical
behavior. The program prepares fellows for career advancement,
surpassing the level of their peers who are not board certified. As
a Johns Hopkins Health System employee, fellows receive a salary
and full-time employee benefits, including medical and paid time
off. Graduates of the program will earn more than the 36 competency
assessment units required for National Board for Certification in
Occupational Therapy certification renewal.

This fellowship, accredited by the American Occupational Therapy
Association, incorporates the following core elements:

· Specialized mental health knowledge and skills

· Advanced clinical practice throughout care continuum

· Delivery of evidence-based, high-quality services

· Opportunities for advocacy, teaching and mentorship

· Involvement in research or quality improvement projects

Program benefits:

· Salary and full-time benefits, including paid time off

· One-on-one clinical mentoring

· Variety of unique didactic experiences

· Participation in scholarly activities

Details :

The 12-month fellowship program includes mentored advanced clinical
practice and didactic experiences in the following areas (across
inpatient, outpatient and day-hospital settings):

· General Psychiatry Service

· Schizophrenia Service

· Adult and Young Adult Mood Disorders Services

· Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service

· Geriatric Psychiatry Service

· Motivated Behaviors Service

· Pain Treatment Service

· Eating Disorders Service

Duration: 12 months

Accreditation: AOTA Accredited

Application open: November 1, 2026

Application deadline: January 31, 2027

Interview date: March 2027

Admission decision: April 2027

Program start: Late August 2027

Diverse and inclusive, Johns Hopkins Medicine:

· Educates medical students, scientists, health care professionals
and the public

· Conducts biomedical research

· Provides patient-centered medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat
human illness.

The Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation has been helping patients recover function since
1992. Our twenty convenient locations form the Johns Hopkins
Rehabilitation Network, which provides comprehensive rehabilitation
services and continuum of care to patients throughout
Maryland.

For more information, check out: About Johns
Hopkins Medicine , About Us | Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation (hopkinsmedicine.org) .

**This is a position with Johns Hopkins Hospital. This application
is for the Fellowship position. Invited candidates will undergo an
additional application process with Human Resources at which time
salary will be finalized. Benefits are available. More
information can be found at Johns Hopkins Benefits Enrollment | Your benefits
virtually (mybenefitsjhhs.com)

Qualifications

Eligibility Criteria:

• Graduate from an ACOTE-Accredited occupational therapy

program

• Occupational therapy license in Maryland (or eligible for

licensure)

• CPR certification from approved company
• AOTA Membership

Applicant must be eligible to work in the United States without
visa sponsorship by the PMR department.

Application Instructions

Please complete the following application which includes uploading
your resume, the Experience Form, a typed personal statement, 2
letters of reference, and a $50 application fee.

Resume

Please upload a resume that speaks to your most relevant
experiences and accomplishments.

Experience Form

Please complete the " Experience Form " and upload it in the required
documents section of the application as "other documents".

Letters of Reference

Your letters of reference must be submitted on this form .

You will have the opportunity to send a message to your reviewers.
You may attach the form or include the link in your message. Your
references will receive your message along with instructions on how
to upload the form. The references are not confidential, so your
reference may choose to send the letter to you and you may upload
it in your application. Please ensure at least one of your
references includes a former Supervisor/Instructor from an
accredited occupational therapy program and/or a
clinician/therapist that has worked with you in the past. We
strongly suggest that you include individuals who are able to
comment on your academic and clinical abilities.

Personal Statement

Please answer all of the following questions, limiting your
responses to approximately 300 words per question and upload.

1. Drawing from our program's philosophy to "educate, advocate, and
promote our unique role" in mental health, describe a specific
clinical or personal experience that solidified your commitment to
this specialized field. How is the Johns Hopkins Mental Health OT
Fellowship the critical next step in your professional
journey?

2. Our educational approach is grounded in adult learning theories,
designed to progress fellows toward higher-order thinking and the
use of evidence for best practice. Describe a complex clinical
situation where you had to move beyond foundational knowledge.
Detail your process for analyzing the case, synthesizing
information from multiple sources (e.g., evidence, client factors,
context), and creating an intervention plan. What did you learn
about your own clinical reasoning process? If you have mental
health experience, please speak to that specifically.

3. The fellowship is designed to be an immersive experience, built
on an “active learning” philosophy that requires intentional
engagement. Describe a time you faced a significant professional
challenge or a steep learning curve. How did you take ownership of
your learning and demonstrate resilience to overcome this
challenge?

4. A key fellowship goal is to provide opportunities in advocacy,
outreach, and education to advance the profession. Looking five
years beyond this fellowship, what specific contribution do you
hope to make to the field of mental health occupational therapy?
How will the specialized skills and mentorship gained at Johns
Hopkins uniquely prepare you to achieve this vision?

Application Fee

Please make your payment here by clicking on "pay Application Fee"
button.

Your application will be reviewed after all components are
submitted and the $50 application fee is paid.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum
salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins
University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all
candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range.
The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary
and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include
the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work
experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training
and other factors, as reasonably determined by the
University.

Total Rewards

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our
employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information
can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/
.

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its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does
not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status,
pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age,
disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, veteran status or other legally protected
characteristics. The University is committed to providing qualified
individuals access to all academic and employment programs,
benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability,
performance and merit without regard to personal factors or
demographic characteristics that are irrelevant to the program
involved.

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Background Checks

After receiving a conditional offer, the successful candidate(s)
for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background
check including education verification. When deciding whether a
candidate’s conviction history is job-disqualifying, the University
considers the nature and gravity of the offense, the time that has
passed since the conviction, and the nature of the job being
sought.

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer
requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This change
does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be
fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof
of vaccination status. We still require all faculty, staff, and
students to receive the seasonal
flu vaccine .

Exceptions to the seasonal flu vaccine or COVID-19 vaccine (for
SOM) requirement(s) may be provided to individuals with sincerely
held religious beliefs or medical conditions that preclude them
from receiving the vaccine. Requests for an exception must be
submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional
information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/
and all other JHU applicants should visit
https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/
.

The following additional vaccine requirements may apply,
depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department
for more information.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas,
laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving
community contact requires documentation of immune status against
Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella
(chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the
Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include
documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella
vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory
testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are
ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for
those candidates who provide results of blood tests or immunization
documentation from their own health care providers. Any
vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost
in our Occupational Health office.