Project SEARCH
Amberly Young has extensive experience in healthcare and job coaching, currently serving as a Medical Assistant at iSalus Healthcare since August 2019. Additionally, Amberly has been a Job Coach at Project SEARCH since February 2017. Prior to these roles, Amberly worked at East Tennessee Children's Hospital from September 2015 to July 2019, where responsibilities included stocking supplies, taking orders, cleaning equipment, and delivering medical supplies. Amberly holds educational qualifications from Virginia College-School of Business and Health and is a graduate of Clinton High School, class of 2013.
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Project SEARCH
Project SEARCH was developed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, a research environment that fosters visionary thinking and innovation. It all began in 1996, when Erin Riehle was Director of Cincinnati Children's Emergency Department. Erin felt that, because the hospital served individuals with developmental disabilities, it made sense that they should commit to hiring people in this group. She wondered if it would be possible to train people with developmental disabilities to fill some of the high-turnover, entry level positions in her department, which involved complex and systematic tasks such as stocking supply cabinets. As a starting point, Erin presented her ideas to Susie Rutkowski, then the special education director at Great Oaks Career Campuses. Erin and Susie formed a partnership that was instantaneous, and together they launched Project SEARCH. Since its inception, Project SEARCH has grown from a single program site at Cincinnati Children's to over 600 sites across the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Portugal, Iceland, New Zealand and Australia. Project SEARCH's primary objective is to secure competitive employment for people with disabilities.