Occupational Therapist - Pediatric Outpatient

Occupational Therapist - Pediatric Outpatient at Legacy Health summary:

An Occupational Therapist specializing in pediatric outpatient care assesses, plans, and delivers targeted treatment programs for children and teens with diverse conditions such as traumatic brain injury, autism, and sensory integration challenges. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and supervise support personnel to optimize patient outcomes. The role includes family training, home program development, and use of adaptive equipment, requiring professional licensure and strong organizational skills.

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.

Licensure:

Current applicable state Occupational Therapist License (OT) required.

CPR certification required.

Pay Range: USD $47.74 - USD $68.28 /Hr. Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity:

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Keywords:

pediatric occupational therapy, outpatient therapy, sensory integration, traumatic brain injury, fine motor skills, adaptive equipment, family training, multidisciplinary collaboration, patient assessment, therapy supervision