Occupational Therapist - Pediatric Outpatient

Overview

 

Your greatest reward is helping babies, children, and teens achieve their highest potential.  If you love having a diverse outpatient caseload including children who are post TBI, have complex pain, have autism or other sensory integration and fine motor skill needs, this position is for you.  As an Outpatient Occupational Therapist, you will effectively assess, plan and implement specific treatment programs for individual patients to promote the best possible outcomes.

 

This is an Pediatric Outpatient position. 

 

Responsibilities

Assesses, plans, and implements specific occupational therapy treatment programs for individual patients.  Collaborates with multi-disciplinary treatment team.  Supervises work of support personnel.

 

Qualifications

 

Education:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program approved by the Occupational Therapy Association.

 

Skills:

Able to render patient services and supervise Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA/COTA), Therapy Aides and students.

Excellent organizational skills to facilitate program development.

Demonstrates competency, as appropriate to the ages of patients served, in the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patients needs; of knowledge of normal growth and development; and an understanding of the range of the treatment needed.

Skilled in home program development and family training.

Knowledge in appropriate selection and use of DME (adaptive equipment.)

Computer skills.

 

LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:

Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled

 

 

Licensure

Current applicable state Occupational Therapist License (OT) required.

CPR certification required.

Pay Range

USD $46.81 - USD $66.94 /Hr.