Occupational Therapist

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; League City (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Student loan assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Generous time-off

401(k) retirement plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Devereux Texas is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary clinical team in League City, Texas, working with children and adolescents diagnosed with ASD, IDD, and co-occurring behavioral, emotional, and sensory processing challenges in a residential setting.

You will conduct evaluations, develop and monitor treatment plans, provide evidence-based interventions, and collaborate with a team to support individualized goals while maintaining compliant clinical documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting occupational therapy evaluations.
• Ability to develop and monitor individualized treatment plans.
• Evidence-based therapeutic interventions tailored to individuals.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to support treatment goals.
• Maintain accurate and compliant clinical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and assessments.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans.
• Provide evidence-based interventions tailored to each individual.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support goals.
• Evaluate progress and maintain documentation.

Skills

Occupational therapy evaluations

Treatment planning

Therapeutic interventions

Clinical documentation

Staff training

Education

Master's or Doctoral degree in psychology, special education or related field

NBCOT certification

Texas BOOT licensure

Job description

Description

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact?

Devereux Texas is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary clinical team in League City, Texas!

In this role, you will work with children and adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), and co-occurring behavioral, emotional, and sensory processing challenges in a residential treatment setting.

You'll have the opportunity to help individuals build independence, develop essential life skills, improve sensory regulation, and achieve meaningful progress toward their personal treatment goals.

What You'll Do

• Conduct comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and assessments utilizing standardized and non-standardized assessment tools.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans focused on functional independence, sensory processing, adaptive functioning, motor development, and daily living skills.
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions tailored to each individual's unique strengths and needs.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of behavioral health professionals, educators, nurses, and direct care staff to support individualized treatment goals.
• Evaluate progress, adjust interventions as needed, and maintain accurate clinical documentation in accordance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Provide training, guidance, and hands-on support to direct care staff to ensure consistent implementation of therapeutic interventions.
• Promote a safe, supportive, trauma-informed, and person-centered therapeutic environment.
• Participate in treatment team meetings, quality improvement initiatives, and ongoing professional development

Why Join Devereux?

At Devereux Texas, our mission is to change lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral, or cognitive differences.

As an Occupational Therapist, you'll be part of a mission-driven team committed to helping children and adolescents develop the skills and confidence needed to thrive.

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Qualifications

Education:

• Masters’ or Doctoral degree in psychology, special education or related field.
• Current National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) certification.
• Current Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (TBOTE) licensure.

Experience:

• Experience working with children, adolescents, or adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, challenging behaviors, and/or emotional or behavioral disorders.
• Proficiency in occupational therapy evaluations, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions.
• Knowledge of sensory processing, fine and gross motor development, visual-motor integration, adaptive functioning, and self-care skills.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Company Overview

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care.

Our Culture, Our Expectations

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer;

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.

• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.

• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.

• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

Visit www.mydevereuxbenefits.org to see why Devereux is a great place to work!

Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE