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Occupational Therapist

CHILDRENS CLINICS FOR REHABILITATIV

Children's Clinics is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist.


SUMMARY

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

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Provides comprehensive occupational therapy services to eligible patient's age 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
  • Evaluates for and fabricates upper extremity splints; provides patient/family instruction in care and use
  • Conducts age-appropriate evidenced based clinical and functional occupational therapy assessments and develops therapy treatment plans based upon objective findings and progress in therapy; while also including patient and family input and goals
  • Provides Occupational Therapy consultations, screenings, and care coordination while attending multidisciplinary specialty clinics
  • Serves as educator in appropriate areas to patients, families, clinic staff, school staff, and others involved in patient care and programming
  • Supervises support personnel, including COTA, according to state, national, and professional guidelines
  • Documents 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
  • Participates in new staff orientation and ongoing staff education; mentors and provides training on areas of expertise or specialty as requested by Department Manager, Performs other duties as required and assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
  • 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

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

AGE OF PATIENTS ATTENDED BY EMPLOYEE IN THIS POSITION

Check all that apply:

___ N/A _X_ Neonatal (newborn) _X_ Pediatric (birth-13) _X_ Young Adult (14-21) Adult (21-65)

FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE

Employees are required to maintain a current Department of Public Safety Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card. Proof of a current fingerprint clearance card must be received within 90 days of employment.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit on the ground, rotate, and or crawl; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift/stabilize/push/pull/hold and/or move up to 25 pounds; and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; the employee must be able to engage in minimum to moderate activity level for 45-60 minute intervals in a minimum of 6 sessions per day. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation.


BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN CATEGORY: 1

Category 1: Performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue. Use of appropriate protective measures should be required.

Category 2: Performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue but employment may require performing unplanned Category 1 tasks. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood; body fluids or tissue but exposure or potential exposure may be required as a condition of employment. Appropriate protective measure should be readily available.

Category 3: Performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue and Category 1 tasks are not a condition of employment. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissues.

Children's Clinics reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time in accordance with business needs. This document is not intended to list all duties of the job. It is descriptive only of the chief duties and responsibilities.
Vacancy posted 14 hours ago
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