Infant Feeding Therapist: Pediatric Therapy Specialist

Seattle Children's; Seattle (WA); Sur place; USD 66 000 - 99 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Seattle Children's is seeking a feeding therapist to join the Infant Therapy team. The role focuses on evaluation and treatment of feeding skills for infants 0-12 months, both in outpatient and inpatient settings.

Candidates should have pre-feeding skills, bottle and breastfeeding initiation, and transition from tube to oral feeding, with potential to work with a pediatric team including OT/PT/SLP. Seattle Clinical benefits are included.

Qualifications

• This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy and current WA state licensure.
• Candidates for Speech-Language Pathology must have a Master's degree, CCC-SLP, and WA licensure.
• BLS certification is preferred for the therapy team.

Responsabilités

• Evaluate and treat feeding skills for infants 0-12 months in outpatient and/or inpatient settings.
• Develop feeding progression plans including bottle, breastfeeding, and solids intake.
• Collaborate with OT/PT/SLP colleagues to support tube-fed to oral feeding transitions.

Connaissances

Feeding therapy

Pediatric care

Team collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy

Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)

Washington State Licensure

BLS

Outils

WA Licensure

CCC-SLP Certification

Description du poste

Seattle Children's is seeking a feeding therapist to join the Infant Therapy team. The role focuses on evaluation and treatment of feeding skills for infants 0-12 months, both in outpatient and inpatient settings.

Candidates should have pre-feeding skills, bottle and breastfeeding initiation, and transition from tube to oral feeding, with potential to work with a pediatric team including OT/PT/SLP. Seattle Clinical benefits are included.