Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Job description

Overview

JOIN OUR THERAPY TEAM AT HARMONY PEDIATRIC THERAPY!

We are looking for an amazing occupational therapist

(Part-time)

2 Locations: Basking Ridge and Chatham, NJ 

Flexible start date and scheduling

Pay range: $38-$48 hourly depending on years of experience 

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily treatment sessions targeting all goal areas
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans to address specific needs, considering age, developmental stage and health conditions
• Utilize evidence-based therapeutic techniques
• Complete all necessary evaluations
• Regularly assess progress, monitor treatment outcomes and modify treatment plans as needed
• Create and monitor home programming
• Incorporate play-based approaches to engage and teach children
• Completion of daily documentation
• Provide expert education and coaching to parents and caregivers
• Conduct clinical collaborations
• Commit to ongoing learning and professional development in the field of occupational therapy
• Complete all documentation daily
• Implement novel programming with therapeutic team
• Provide coverage sessions

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current and valid NJ state licensure or pending state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required
• Prior Pediatric OT experience preferred
• Proficiency in administering standardized assessments
• Experience with various pediatric conditions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule including afternoon and evening availability
• Paid sick time
• Professional education reimbursement
• Mentorship opportunities

Responsibilities

• Daily treatment sessions targeting all goal areas
• Completion of daily notes within 24 hours
• Replying to emails within 24 hours of receipt
• Establishing organization system to track and conduct quarterly consultations with support from co-treating therapist or mentor
• Conducting quarterly consults
• Establishing organization system to track and conduct reassessments
  • Proficiency in administration of standardized assessments (PDMS, WOLD, Beery, PRN, QNST, BOT, TVPS, BRIEF, SP, Clinical Observations, HELP), interpretation of scores, and subsequent summary report
  • clinician’s responsibility to seek out learning opportunities for all administration/interpretation of said assessments
• Conducting clinical collaborations as clinically necessary
• 1-2 annual projects for the site; examples: lead role in summer programming; run social media account, learn novel assessment and present to staff including administration, interpretation, write up for IE/RA. To be determined by clinic manager based on site need
• Establish and maintain communication system with co-treating therapist regarding pertinent/relevant case details; including, but not limited to: clinical feedback from session, parent feedback, upcoming transitions/life events, etc.
• Participation in family meetings, with shared presentation (to be determined and agreed upon with co-treating therapist)
• Offer any available session times (e.g. session times that were canceled) within typical treating window to colleagues/other clients from waitlist
  • While building to a full-time caseload, will provide coverage for any therapist’s scheduled PTO (given 2-week or more notice)
• Present any novel clinical information/strategies/theories learned in CEU courses
• Monthly clinical support for forward thinking/progression of cases to next level
• Implement up to 3 annual programs and/or groups: novel, past or on-going (e.g. social skills, handwriting, summer program)
• “Secondary” role in evaluations, family meetings, report generation

Qualifications

• Minimum Education & Experience (Including Licenses)

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Current and valid NJ state licensure or pending state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required.
• Prior Pediatric OT experience preferred.
• Flexible schedule including afternoon and evening availability

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans