Occupational Therapist

RISE Pediatric Therapies is a growing organization that provides support to families of children birth to three years of age with disabilities or special developmental needs helping them to build on their childs strengths and to enhance and promote the childs growth development and learning skills in their natural environment.

Clinic & Home-Based Pediatric Therapy Flexible Scheduling Mesa & Surprise

RISE Pediatric Therapies is a growing organization that provides support to families of children birth to 18 years of age with disabilities or special developmental needs. We help families build on their childs strengths while enhancing and promoting the childs growth development and learning skills in the home or clinic setting.

We are seeking Occupational Therapists to join our team as independent contractors. This position offers flexibility autonomy and the opportunity to provide meaningful family-centered care in both clinic and community settings.

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing evaluations assessments treatment planning and ongoing therapy services for children birth to 18 years of age with the majority of clients ranging from 318 years old. Services are provided in collaboration with the childs family medical providers and other community representatives.

Therapy services may be conducted in natural environments such as the childs home daycare park or community setting as well as within our fully equipped pediatric clinics located in Mesa and Surprise.

Providers have the flexibility to:

• Set their own schedule and hours
• Choose the geographic area they would like to serve for home/community visits
• Provide clinic-based services in Mesa or Surprise
• Schedule intensive therapy sessions when clinically indicated and recommended

Our pediatric clinics are fully equipped to support a wide range of therapeutic interventions including:

• Universal Exercise Unit (UEU)
• LiteGait system
• Adaptive equipment and DME
• Sensory-motor and therapeutic toys
• Functional pediatric therapy equipment
• DMI equipment
• Functional Electrical Stimulation
• Pediatric standardized assessments

• Conduct pediatric occupational therapy evaluations and reassessments
• Develop individualized treatment plans and goals
• Provide ongoing direct therapy services
• Collaborate with families physicians schools and other providers
• Educate caregivers on strategies and home programming
• Complete documentation in a timely manner
• Deliver services that are meaningful and directly relevant to supporting the childs participation and development

• Masters degree or higher in Occupational Therapy required
• Current Arizona Occupational Therapy license in good standing
• In-home and/or clinical occupational therapy experience required
• Pediatric experience preferred
• Must meet all prescribed professional requirements and standards of conduct for Occupational therapists
• Ability to pass a background check and obtain a Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills are a plus

• Independent contractor position
• Flexible scheduling
• Clinic and community-based opportunities available
• Supportive and collaborative team environment

If you are passionate about pediatric therapy and are looking for a flexible opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families we would love to hear from you.

Important Notes on Continuing Education:If employed as a licensed registered and certified professional Speech Language Pathologist; the practitioner shall complete the continuing educations units required to maintain professional credentialing. Services are supported under contract with Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) participating agency.

RISE Pediatric Therapies offers competitive pay depending on experience.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or hiring process please submit your request through one of the following methods listed below:
(a) Dedicated fax
(b) Dedicated email DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY
(c) US mail -4554 E Inverness Ave Mesa AZ 85206- Attn Human Resources
(d) Dedicated phone 1- Option 1 (Employment Opportunities) DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY

RISE is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We embrace diversity in all its form. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran or disabled status or genetic information.