Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) (53840)

Bellevue, WA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 72000 - 117000

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

About Kindering

Kindering a not-for-profit neurodevelopmental center has provided comprehensive services for children with special needs and their families since 1962. We are committed to creating and providing superior individualized family-centered services for children who are disabled medically fragile or vulnerable because of abuse or neglect. Kindering is dedicated to maintaining a highly trained licensed and certified team of professionals. Current services include comprehensive developmental assessments physical and occupational therapy speech and language therapy special education family counseling a feeding team childcare consultation parenting education and family resource coordination.

Here at Kindering we are dedicated to our vision for equity I Belong our work towards eradicating the systemic racial and oppressive barriers in society so that everyone can succeed. We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive work environment and to building a team that reflects the rich diversity of our community and actively encourage people from marginalized backgrounds to apply including people of color women individuals with disabilities veterans LGBTQ individuals immigrants and refugees.

Purpose

This role is designed to support our Occupational Therapy team (KidsClinic) in developing coordinating and implementing family support plans as part of Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) for children aged birth to three who demonstrate neurodevelopmental physical and/or sensory differences.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Work with 311-year-old pediatrics to provide occupational therapy services
Assess each childs functional motor skills/abilities/challenges; conduct formal evaluations of performance; design and implement treatment plan at Kindering; prepare progress reports; review medical reports; seek medical referral consultation and advice as necessary; and maintain accurate records of contact for each child
Educate family/care givers in therapeutic interventions; design and/or assist in developing and ordering adaptive equipment.
Make referrals to appropriate community or Kindering programs support groups and other services
Assist in supervision of student therapists
Provide or support outreach intensive informing care planning coordination anticipatory guidance for complex health needs assistance to access services consultation resource development interagency coordination training program planning quality management and administration to support Medicaid programs
Assess each childs functional motor skills/abilities/challenges; conduct formal evaluations of performance; design and implement treatment plan in Center home or community childcare as needed; prepare progress reports; review medical reports; seek medical referral consultation and advice as necessary; and maintain accurate records of contact for each child
Evaluate home daycare or school situation through site visits if indicated; educate family/care givers in therapeutic interventions; design and/or assist in developing and ordering adaptive equipment
Participate in the development of each childs total program as part of the interdisciplinary team
Coordinate enrollment/transitions into appropriate community or Kindering Center programs support groups and other services; coordinate case management meetings with community agencies

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

B.S. degree in Occupational Therapy; masters degree preferred
Valid Washington State professional license
Possess a valid Washington State CPR/First Aid certification or be in process of obtaining one
Looking for additional language proficiency with Spanish preferred
Training in neurodevelopmental treatment techniques preferred
Experience working with young children who have neuromuscular and developmental disorders or a professional commitment to develop proficiency in this specialty
Experience and comfort with interacting with diverse populations
Strong teamwork skills
Ability to demonstrate dependability and punctuality

Minimum Prerequisites

Possess a valid Washington State DOH OT license or be in process of obtaining one
Demonstrate skill in word processing and familiarity with MS Word and Excel
Pass Washington State DSHS criminal history and background check and FBI fingerprint check
Strictly maintain confidentiality of all client information
Maintain valid unexpired proof of identity during employment
Pass tuberculosis test
Ability to show proof of current immunizations including COVID-19 and MMR vaccine or titer test*

*Note: Kindering requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and MMR or apply for and be approved for a sincerely held religious belief or medical exemption

Required Experience:

DescriptionAbout Kindering Kindering a not-for-profit neurodevelopmental center has provided comprehensive services for children with special needs and their families since 1962. We are committed to creating and providing superior individualized family-centered services for children who are disabled...