Occupational Therapist - Child Rehab

Occupational Therapists (OT) provide many wide-ranging services to help patients improve their ability to perform normal activities of daily living. Whether from a physical injury, stroke, cognitive differences, surgery or general aging, your work as an OT helps maximize their confidence in performing self-care, working and managing life responsibilities. Within the Child Rehab Department, you will assist younger patients, offering the opportunity to implement early interventions to enhance their independence later in life. Every day, your efforts can make a lasting and meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their loved ones. 

A caregiver in this position works full-time| days| 7:00am—6:30pm| Position will be based out of Stow will float to any CCHR Children's Therapy Services location, including Stow, Beachwood, Medina, Cleveland at Children's hospital Rehab, Middleburg Heights, and Westlake. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Evaluate and treat patients with physical, emotional, cognitive and/or psychosocial deficits which impact their abilities to successfully perform independent living skills. 

• Assess patient ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills and design the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment. 

• Implement the treatment plan using appropriate modalities and document subjective and objective findings of patient progress. 

• Educate the patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits. 

• Direct and supervise the activities of support personnel. 

• Act a clinical instructor or participate in the education and evaluation of students. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s Degree 

• Graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association 

• Current Ohio licensure as an Occupational Therapist (OT)