Outpatient Pediatric OT - Feeding

Site: Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc.

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Spaulding Outpatient Pediatric Occupational Therapist - Spaulding Salem Pedi
Sensory feeding therapy experience required
SOS Training preferred.

Job Summary
Provide occupational therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, or disabilities resulting from injury, disease or other causes. Practice in collaboration with other members of interdisciplinary team. Educate patients, families and others. Direct and supervise support personnel. Coordinate technical, environmental, and financial resources effectively and efficiently.

Qualifications

Essential Functions

-Occupational Therapy needs are assessed and evaluated according to organizational and professional guidelines.
-Treatment plan reflects understanding of patients' age and situation including discharge plan.
-Treatment plan is revised based on patient progress towards stated goals.
-Documentation is complete, timely and in accordance with facility and practice guidelines.
-Therapy and health care students are oriented, trained, and mentored to achieve stated performance expectations.
-Performance Improvement opportunities are identified and acted upon as appropriate to implement best practices.
-Additional department, organization, or network activities are completed per established objectives.
-Spaulding Rehabilitation Organizational Values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence are upheld.
-Minimum 7 initiatives are completed from the clinical ladder application.

Education
Master's Degree Occupational Therapy required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials
Occupational Therapist [State License] - required

Experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with the English language.
- Basic skills in math and computer science.
- Appropriate knowledge occupational therapy evaluation and treatment techniques to manage the rehabilitation population.
- Effective problem solving skills for occupational therapy evaluation, interpretation, treatment planning and execution taking into consideration patient's age, psychosocial, cultural and religious background.
- Basic skills in teaching other and self assessment of learning needs, strengths, and professional goals.
- Safely execute all job responsibilities without risking injury to self or patients.
- Ability to assess and interact with patients and families using the theories of human growth and development, family systems, and cultural background.
- Maintain variable work schedule depending on hospital/program needs to provide patient care (evening, holidays, weekend and travel).
- Computer proficiency required.
- Microsoft office applications preferred with ability to learn new software.
- Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills, working with diverse population.
- Work independently, be self-directed and contribute as a member of a team.
- Anticipates challenges and develops and implements strategies for addressing them.
- High level of service delivery.
- Demonstrate initiative with ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines and adapt to changing situations.
- Attention to detail.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Physical Requirements

• Standing Frequently (34-66%)
• Walking Frequently (34-66%)
• Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
• Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device)
• Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
• Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)
• Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
• Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
• Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
• Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
• Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
• Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
• Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
• Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
• Talking Constantly (67-100%)
• Hearing Constantly (67-100%)

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

35 Congress Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range
$43.44 - $69.88/Hourly

Grade
PF1444

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