Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Children's Clinics in Tucson, Arizona, United States is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist.

This position is responsible for providing comprehensive occupational therapy assessment, treatment, and coordination to eligible patients.

Essential functions include:

• Providing comprehensive occupational therapy services to eligible patients from birth to young adult, including those with feeding/swallowing limitations, developmental delays and congenital conditions, sensory integration impairments, fine motor coordination, vision/perception Activity of Daily Living limitations, custom or pre-fabricated splinting, and DME needs
• Evaluating for and fabricating upper extremity splints; providing patient/family instruction in care and use
• Conducting age-appropriate evidenced based clinical and functional occupational therapy assessments and developing therapy treatment plans based upon objective findings and progress in therapy; while also including patient and family input and goals
• Providing Occupational Therapy consultations, screenings, and care coordination while attending multidisciplinary specialty clinics
• Serving as educator in appropriate areas to patients, families, clinic staff, school staff, and others involved in patient care and programming
• Supervising support personnel, including COTA, according to state, national, and professional guidelines
• Documenting all assessments, treatments, consultations, patient/family education, and all relevant and required patients care information in the electronic health record in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with clinic policies
• Participating in new staff orientation and ongoing staff education; mentoring and providing training on areas of expertise or specialty as requested by Department Manager, Performs other duties as required and assigned

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of a variety of therapeutic treatment techniques for pediatric occupational therapy
• Ability to assess and treat feeding/swallowing disorders of patients with complex medical conditions, and to make recommendations about feeding to families, physicians, and other professionals
• Knowledge of fundamentals of pediatric upper extremity splinting and ability to assess patient's splinting needs as part of an interdisciplinary team (physician, orthotist, and therapist)
• Ability to assess patient's needs for adaptive tools/equipment and durable medical equipment, and to determine patient's optimal access to environmental controls, communication devices, and mobility
• Ability to participate in collaborative opportunities with other clinical providers in Aquatic Therapy and Adaptive Recreation programs at offsite facilities
• Skills in appropriate and safe use of suspended equipment and other equipment typically used in management of patients with sensory integration difficulties
• Ability to demonstrate safe patient lifting and transfers practices including, including the use of equipment (ex: sliding board, Hoyer lift) to assist with patient lifting
• Ability to safely and effectively use mechanical equipment for the provision of occupational therapy care
• Knowledge of evidence-based approaches to planning and providing pediatric occupational therapy; experience in measuring and reporting clinical and functional outcomes of care to parents, physicians, and other professionals
• Knowledge of corporate, local, state, and national regulatory requirements and ability to execute job duties consistent with them
• Ability to reliably select billing codes for therapy services rendered that are accurate and consistent with payer regulations
• Knowledge of AOTA, ArizOTA and NBCOT guidelines and practice in accordance with said guidelines
• Skill in professional communication with staff and physicians involved in care, to ensure quality patient outcomes and care coordination
• Ability to operate personal computer and related office equipment as needed to perform job function

In addition to a competitive salary, we provide you and your family with a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Group Term Life in addition to voluntary life insurance
• Corporate Care (sick child/adult/pet and tutoring support)
• Pet Care program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid Holidays, Paid Sick and Paid Time Off
• Supplemental insurance
• Flexible Work Strategies (depending on position)
• And more

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy from accredited college/university required Experience: Two years related pediatric experience preferred Licenses and Certificates: Occupational Therapy (OT) license from the Arizona Board of OT Examiners required AHCCCS Provider Identification Number required, may be obtained upon hire BLS certification required