Growing pediatric clinic seeks fabulous full time and/or part time Pediatric COTA

Full Time Requirements: Four 10 hour shifts either M-Th OR T-F 9am-7:00pm

Part time hours: Friday availability needed; additional availability through out the week needed up to 20 hours per week.

STEP Therapy Pediatrics provides Pediatric Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy services for children with a variety of developmental challenges. It’s a fast-paced, fun and positive environment, lovely facility, great staff. Always busy, never boring, we serve the best families in the state.

Requirements:

• Develop and implement treatment program to meet the individual needs of the child. Treatment is provided in an out-patient facility for birth to 21 years old.

• Educate and demonstrate (verbally and/or in writing) therapy techniques to parents, caregivers or guardians that can be incorporated into a home program; assist families in home program facilitation.

• Assess and make recommendations regarding the use of therapeutic, sensory diets, adaptive, and/or positioning equipment as needed. Provide written justification and coordinate purchase of equipment for a child with team members, service coordinator, intake/billing specialists, families, and other allied professionals.

• Fabricate adaptive equipment, sensory tools as indicated.

• Responsible for timely documentation of daily notes and progress reports.

• Attend in-service training, and continuing education courses as appropriate; read team emails when staff meetings are not attended.

• Maintain professional clinical competency by attending certified CEU in-service or workshops in the area of pediatrics.

• Provide clinical supervision to OT and OTA students.

• Adhere to the agency safety policies and procedures.

• Adhere to site’s HIPAA Parent Education Policies.

• Perform any other duties that are, from time to time, deemed necessary by the Clinic Manager.

TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regularly meets with the team as a whole to provide information, share mutual successes and concerns and collaborate to engage in the patient's support system.

• Assists the team in setting and attaining goals set forth by members or the organization as a whole.

• Works with the team to develop a system of mutual support and positive peer interaction.

• Assists team members in advocating for the needs of the individuals we serve both within the organization and externally.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Certification in Occupational Therapy Assistant

• Current NBCOT

• Current State Licensure- DORA

• 1-3 years of experience treating children in any setting