Occupational Therapist (Acute Therapy Services)

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware (formerly Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children), is hiring a Full-Time, Occupational Therapist to join our team located in Wilmington, DE.  

This is a Full time OT for Acute Care with weekend requirements. 

This position provides occupational therapy services such as patient examination, evaluation, intervention, documentation, parent/caregiver education, communication, and coordination of care with medical/clinical staff and outside agencies as appropriate. Our program serves children with rehabilitation needs, such as those with a brain injury, spinal cord injury, neuromuscular disorders and cerebral palsy who are post-surgery.

This is a great opportunity to join a busy and growing Therapy team.  We provide occupational therapy for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, ranging in age from birth to 17. We are also an early intervention partner with Delaware’s Birth to Three Early Intervention Program, providing clinic-based services.

• Demonstrates proficiency in the care of all ages: pediatrics, adolescents, and adults.  
• Able to provide occupational therapy services to a variety of patient types with recognition of his/her own limitations while seeking appropriate mentorship as needed. 
• Completes timely documentation as required by departmental policy #7980.3.3, Joint Commission, and CARF standards.   
• Attends meetings related to patient treatment and contributes to discussion as an interdisciplinary team member. 
• Consults with other services, families, and outside agencies to recommend durable medical equipment, home/school modifications and transitional therapy program prior to discharge from therapy. 
• Maintains knowledge of and familiarity with insurance referral/authorization process and documentation requirements related to therapy services. 
• Completes all mandatory training; may include, but not limited to safety, infection control, corporate compliance, HIPAA, bioterrorism, CPR, and program specific respiratory training. 
• Participates in triage and coverage planning as necessary to meet patient care and departmental needs. 
• When required by assignment, participates in weekend/holiday inpatient coverage rotation, including checking the code blue cart per guideline #7980. GL.24. 
• Teamwork:  Participates in conflict identification and resolution.  Works cooperatively on multidisciplinary, single discipline, program specific and specialty teams.  Assists in maintenance of department space and equipment. 
• Professional Development:  Independently seeks to expand clinical knowledge and evidenced based practice through literature reviews, in-services, courses, and mentorships.  May provide input on new treatment intervention strategies to ensure evidenced-based and current practices.   

Job Requirements

• Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy or its equivalent from an ACOTE-accredited university required.
• Minimum of three (3) to six (6) months experience required.  New graduates will be considered based on educational experiences.
• State of Delaware Occupational Therapist License required upon hire.
• A second license will be required for all clinical positions.  Must submit license or proof of application submission within 2 weeks of job acceptance, but this second license is not required to be active at the start of employment  All clinical staff will maintain dual licensure (DE, PA, or NJ) 
• Pennsylvania clearances are required upon hire for those with a Pennsylvania license.  
• American Heart Association BLS certification required within 6 months of date of hire and must be maintained for duration of employment.
• Member of professional specialty organizations (AOTA, State Occupational Therapy Assoc.) preferred.
• Clinical affiliation and/or work experience in pediatrics preferred.  

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Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey th