Pediatric Occupational Therapist Job Description
Pediatric occupational therapist
provides care appropriate to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, including knowledge of growth and development, the ability to obtain and interpret information to identify patient’s needs, and to provide the care needed.
Pediatric Occupational Therapist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Complete paperwork within appropriate time frames and ensures best therapeutic practices
Maintain appropriate relationships with team members, department members, supervisors, staff, parents and outside agencies
Evaluating and treating patients with disabilities considering responses as related to the patient’s functional adaptation to the environment
Working with families to develop a plan of care
Incorporating family into multidisciplinary team for care
Treat children 3-21 years of age in their pre-schools, schools and homes within their designated geographic area of Manhattan
Complete paperwork within appropriate time frames and ensure best therapeutic practices
Providing screening and therapy services as assigned
Maintaining and making available all records and reports required by the department and agency
Providing consultation on issues involving effective motor development to teaching staff and other appropriate personnel and programs
Pediatric Occupational Therapist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Pediatric Occupational Therapist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS, AHA, UE, CEU, UNMATCHED, COTA, HCP, AED, NJS
Education for Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the pediatric occupational therapist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy, Graduate, Education, Science, School of Occupational Therapy, Health, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Patient Care, Therapy, Communication
Skills for Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Desired skills for pediatric occupational therapist include:
Rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological injury
Codes
Conditions
General safety
Policies and procedures concerning precautions
Practice patterns related to various patient populations
Typical development
Warnings
Ability to obtain and interpret information to identify patient’s needs
Growth and development
Desired experience for pediatric occupational therapist includes:
Conferencing regularly with parents regarding treatment and equipment needs of their children
Participating in interdisciplinary case conferences to develop appropriate treatment plans for assigned children
Adapting and adjusting therapeutic equipment to meet the needs of the children
Assessing and providing adaptive feeding equipment to children in need and following up with classroom staff regarding usage
Participating in in-service training and supervision
Performing other assigned duties as defined and directed by the Supervisor
Pediatric Occupational Therapist Examples
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Pediatric Occupational Therapist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of pediatric occupational therapist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for pediatric occupational therapist
- Evaluate, diagnose, and recommend services for students experiencing delays in in fine motor, sensory motor and/or adaptive functioning
- Provide support to families, and collaborate with other disciplines, as needed in order to address goals indicated in each student's IEP
- Provide home based services in skilled occupational therapy in accordance with the authorized practitioner's plan of care
- Assist the physician in the evaluation and assessment of the patient's level of functioning
- Apply diagnostic and prognostic procedures and tests
- Assist in the development and revision of the plan of care
- Instruct and advise patient, family and other health team personnel in the exercise program designed to increase the patient's strength and control and other phases of Occupational Therapy
- Under the supervision of the Pediatric Director of Rehabilitation , the occupational therapist is responsible for evaluation and treatment of inpatient and/or outpatient infants education for families designed to support the developmental progression of the infant during hospitalization and after discharge
- Assisting the Physician in the evaluation and assessment of the patient's level of functioning by applying diagnostic and prognostic procedures and tests assisting in the development and revision of the plan of care
- Observing, recording and reporting the patient's reaction to treatment and any changes in the patient's condition to the Physician and/or nursing and other staff involved
Qualifications for pediatric occupational therapist
- Instructing and advising the patient, family and other health team personnel in the exercise program designed to increase the patient's strength and control
- Ensuring that the plan of care addresses all problems identified in the assessment or demonstrating rationale for not doing so
- Evaluating, diagnosing, and recommending services for students experiencing delays in in fine motor, sensory motor and/or adaptive functioning
- Instructing children in activities of daily living while maintaining a caseload
- Promoting optimal function and engagement in meaningful activities
- Providing support to families, and collaborate with other disciplines, as needed, in order to address goals indicated in each student's IEP
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Pediatric Occupational Therapist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of pediatric occupational therapist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for pediatric occupational therapist
- Completing paperwork within appropriate time frames and ensuring best therapeutic practices
- Maintains standards for treatment procedures and professional ethics established by the TOTA and AOTA and TBOTE
- Takes initiative to train techs in various physical therapy techniques, volunteer program, student programs
- Re-comment and/or design special adaptive equipment for the person served to improve function in their home, community and/or work environments
- Participate in Quality Assessment and Improvement activities as assigned
- Accept and respond to referrals, make referrals to appropriate resources and educate potential referral sources about the scope of services and the process of initiating services
- Perform complete evaluations & re-assessments in a timely fashion to obtain data necessary for patients of various diagnoses on assigned program
- Establish an Intervention Plan and Goals that are clear, measurable, behavioral, functional, contextually relevant and appropriate to the client’s needs, desires and expected outcomes
- Perform discharge planning to facilitate smooth transition to next level of care
- Complete all required documentation according to program standards, reflecting patient-centered care by relating interventions to established goals & justifying skilled need
Qualifications for pediatric occupational therapist
- Pediatric Occupational Therapist with a minimum of 1 year experience
- Working experience with pediatrics pediatric population is preferred
- Willingness to supervise Therapy Assistants or students is preferred
- Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (or Bachelor’s degree for graduates prior to 2007) from an accredited school
- Eligible for licensure to practice in Illinois
- Must obtain IL licensure within 6 months of hire
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Pediatric Occupational Therapist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of pediatric occupational therapist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for pediatric occupational therapist
- Participating in meetings and consultations with multidisciplinary team concerning the needs of each child as related to their mandated services and progress updates
- Working effectively with parents and family involved in the care and treatment of the child
- Performing functional evaluations with reports reflecting current knowledge and evidence based practices and communicating results effectively in both written and verbal formats
- Teach home exercise program to patients and family as needed
- Discuss treatment and progress with Occupational Therapist
- Document patient treatment and progress
- Regularly clean and organize equipment
- Other Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA) duties as assigned
- Assess and evaluate patient's condition according to the physician order and current standards of practice
- Interprets physician orders and requests interpretation as necessary
Qualifications for pediatric occupational therapist
- CPR certification AHA BLS within 30 days of hire
- This requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 08/01/2014
- Provides direct occupational therapy services to patients of all ages who are referred to the department
- Pushing, pulling, lifting, and transferring patients
- A valid driver's license for assignments to specific service environments
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA-BLS) for Healthcare Providers within 30 days of hire
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Pediatric Occupational Therapist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a pediatric occupational therapist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for pediatric occupational therapist
- Reviews patient charts and progress prior to treatment and modifies treatment plan accordingly
- Develops functional goals based on patient and/or family expectations
- Develop, improve or restore skills in activities of daily living, work or productive activities
- Acting within his or her scope of practice under the State of Texas and under the supervision of the Director of Rehabilitation- Pediatrics, the occupational therapist is responsible for evaluation and treatment of inpatient and/or outpatient infants education for families designed to support the developmental progression of the infant during hospitalization and after discharge
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy and five or more years of experience as an occupational therapist, OR
- Master’s in Occupational Therapy and years of experience as an occupational therapist
- Demonstrates, through behavior, AdventHealth core values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship, and Teamwork
- Perform initial and ongoing comprehensive evaluation including, but not limited to, collecting subjective and objective data, analysis of data, and creation of treatment plan
- Administers interventions consistent with treatment plan based on evidence based best practice, provider protocol and governing standards
- Follows policies and procedures in accordance with all regulatory agency requirements
Qualifications for pediatric occupational therapist
- 1-2 years Licensed OT experience
- Full time Contractor (PRN, Part-time, and Full time) and Employee (Full Time) positions available
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Full Time or Part Time (per visits)
- Supervise COTA
- Licensed OT
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Pediatric Occupational Therapist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a pediatric occupational therapist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for pediatric occupational therapist
- Maintain patient confidence and protects organization operations by keeping information confidential
- Serve as clinical mentor, as appropriate
- Direct the work of aides and assistants, as appropriate
- Identifies opportunities for program improvement and seeks appropriate guidance for implementing change
- Participate in an interprofessional team for the evaluation of children, youth, and young adults referred with diagnostic question of autism, attention, academic-language-literacy, and emotional/behavioral difficulties
- Conduct assessments for clients referred for autism evaluations for determination of strengths or needs in the areas sensory processing and sensory modulation and determine subsequent recommendations as appropriate
- Evaluate fine motor skills, including handwriting, related to academic success for children and youth referred to this clinic with recommendations for intervention as needed
- Provide guidance to families and care-givers on home programs and training to enhance skills
- Participate in an interdisciplinary pediatric feeding evaluation team, specifically sensory processing difficulties exhibited and plan for remediation or referral
- Complete all necessary paperwork in the Sorenson Center’s electronic medical record (EMR)
Qualifications for pediatric occupational therapist
- Current license to practice Occupational Therapy in Massachusetts required
- Preferred Certification from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
- NICU/PICU preferred
- Current Idaho Occupational Therapy License
- Three years full-time experience in Occupational Therapy Pediatrics including Neonates
- A strong background in family centered care and feeding, with knowledge and skills in mental health, infant/pediatric modified barium swallow assessments, and neurodevelopmental treatment strongly recommended