[IL-Talk] FW: Jobs in the Medical Field

[davant1958 at gmail.com]

Hello all,

I have been asked to post the below job listings in Chicago. If you are interested and would like the attachment, please contact me off list. Thank you.

 

 

Denise R. Avant, Esq.

President,

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

773-991-8050

Live the life you want.

 

For more information about NFBI,

Go to www.nfbofillinois.org

 

From: Dick Davis <ddavis at blindinc.org> 
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2020 5:40 PM
To: davant1958 at gmail.com; rb15 at iquest.net; president at nfbwis.org
Cc: Chang, Patti <PChang at nfb.org>; Adler, Anna <AAdler at nfb.org>; John Dubay <jdubay at leadsatscale.com>
Subject: FW: Jobs in the Medical Field

 

Dear Denise, Ron, and John,

I would appreciate it if the three of you, as the presidents of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, would send this message out on your state listservs.  Since these job opportunities are available in Chicago, they want to be sure to recruit from states bordering the Chicagoland area.  

Best wishes, 

Dick Davis, Chair 
NFB Employment Committee

 

From: Dick Davis <ddavis at blindinc.org <mailto:ddavis at blindinc.org> > 
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2020 3:08 PM
To: 'job-listings at nfbnet.org <mailto:job-listings at nfbnet.org> ' <job-listings at nfbnet.org <mailto:job-listings at nfbnet.org> >; 'Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List' <rehab at nfbnet.org <mailto:rehab at nfbnet.org> >
Subject: Jobs in the Medical Field

 

Dear List Members,

 

Please read the following carefully and follow the directions exactly. 

 

I have been contacted by the Anixter Center in Chicago, Illinois, which has a grant to recruit jobseekers with disabilities for two hospitals in Chicago.  As many of you know, getting blind people into the medical field has been difficult because of a tendency to think of them as patients rather than potential employees.  There is a real possibility that the Anixter Center can change that.  The two hospitals are Mount Sinai and the University of Chicago Medical Center.  

 

Right now, the Anixter Center is looking for people who are well qualified for jobs in the two hospitals.  I have attached a spreadsheet showing current vacancies at Mt. Sinai.  These are job titles only.  If you feel that you have the skills and experience to qualify for one or more of them, please send one or more resumes tailored to the job(s) in question to ddavis at blindinc.org <mailto:ddavis at blindinc.org>  within the next two weeks. Hazel Bowman of the Anixter Center and I will review the resumes we receive and match them up to position descriptions she will obtain.  If you seem to be qualified, we will get back in touch with you and send you the position description so you can update your resume so it fits more accurately.  Then Hazel will use the final resumes to talk to Mt. Sinai about setting up possible interviews.

 

If you have your own reasonable accommodations, such as speech or Braille output, please note them in your resume.  Also any licenses or specific training that will be relevant to the jobs under consideration.  

 

By operating in this way, the Anixter Center is setting itself up as an employment agency for those of you who qualify.  You need to understand that they will try to get you an interview at Mount Sinai and later at the University of Chicago.  Their goal is to identify several blind people who can break the ice with both hospitals, get jobs there, and pave the way for other blind employees.  This process may take time, so you will need to be patient.  However, selective placement is a very good way to get a job, and that is what we are doing here.

 

They are looking primarily for people who live in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin to start, so I am going to send this through the NFB presidents in those three states. Consider sending a resume if you are able and willing to locate to Chicago. As far as I know, none of the jobs are remote, so you will need to be able to relocate.  Please make sure you do a good job on your resume and show how your skills qualify you for the position. Do not send a generic resume.

 

If you know of other blind and low vision people, please pass this on to them.  If you have questions, please contact me via email at ddavis at blindinc.org <mailto:ddavis at blindinc.org> .  

 

Best wishes, 

Dick Davis, Chair
NFB Employment Committee