Shriners Hospitals for Children is committed to providing the highest quality care to children with neuro-musculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries and other special healthcare needs within a compassionate, family-centered and collaborative care environment. Our work environment is mission driven, high quality and provides great satisfaction to all professionals through the unique health care setting. We are an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing challenging and rewarding careers. Shriners Hospitals for Children is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

Shriners Hospitals for Children's Clinical Research Department is looking for student volunteers to participate as interventionists in an intense therapy camp for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). The camp is 8:30AM-4:00PM every Saturday from January 4th through April 4th.

Shriners Hospital - Portland is the lead site in a multi-center study examining the differences in outcomes for children/youth with diplegic CP following 90 hours of intense therapy (called "HABIT-ILE") dosed in two different formats. Volunteers have the chance to directly work with our Clinical Research professionals to learn more about how studies are conducted. You will also learn how to play with and engage children with disabilities.

As an interventionist, you and one other volunteer will work directly with the child on upper- and lower-extremity activities through playing in a fun camp setting. The activities vary depending on the goals of each individual child, and you will receive guidance and support from our Physical Therapist and Occupational Therapist supervisors, in addition to our Clinical Research Principal Investigators. The camp includes a 4-hour training session to prepare you for working with patients, including HIPAA training.

HABIT-ILE is designed to incorporate structured bimanual tasks with increasing motor difficulty, and Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) that require the use of both hands while engaging the trunk and lower extremity postural control. Activities are progressed from less to more difficult, depending on each child's success at the current level. All tasks and activities are graded, and there are three categories of activities: (1) activities performed at a table, (2), ADLs performed standing and/or walking, and (3) gross motor play/physical activities.

Preference will be given to students of the following disciplines: Early Education, Health and Human Development, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and all natural sciences. Call Susan Sienko, PhD at (503) 221-3481 for more information or to sign up. If you have more questions about on boarding, call Raquel Lemire at (503) 294-3243.

Company Overview:

Shriners Hospitals for Children is committed to providing the highest quality care to children with neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries and other special healthcare needs within a compassionate, family-centered and collaborative care environment.

Our work environment is mission driven, high quality and provides great satisfaction to all professionals through the unique health care setting.

This position emphasizes positive reinforcement to motivate each child to succeed. Some activities are done independently while others may involve another participant or the entire group. Volunteers must meet the following requirements:

-Be friendly, polite and patient

-Able to work independently or in a group setting

-Able to communicate with diverse audiences, especially children and/or persons with disabilities

-Able to take direction

All of our positions, including on-call positions, are benefits eligible. We offer a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, and a 403(b) retirement plan. Employees who are 0.5 FTE or greater are also eligible for 100% company paid group life insurance, supplemental life insurance, 100% company paid short term disability, long term disability, and a generous PTO accrual. We also offer 90% reimbursement for monthly Tri-Met passes, monthly C-Tran passes and yearly Aerial Tram passes. Tri-Met passes are good for the bus, Max, and light rail.