Occupational Therapist-Home Based

IU Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IU Health in Indiana seeks a licensed Occupational Therapist to provide home-based therapy for children born to three years old through the First Steps program. You will deliver direct interventions in the family's natural environment, focusing on daily living activities, sensory processing, feeding, and fine motor development.

Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, you assess needs, develop IFSP-aligned goals, and support families with evidence-based strategies.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
• Current licensure in the state of Indiana.
• 0-3 years of relevant experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association.
• Credentialing may be required for Early Interventionist.
• NBCOT certification is preferred.
• Advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department policies.

Responsibilities

• Provides home-based, direct therapy intervention and consultative services to patients.
• Serves birth to three through Indiana's Early Intervention Program (First Steps).
• Addresses activities of daily living, sensory processing, feeding, and fine motor development per the Individualized Family Services Plan.
• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals.

Education

Master's degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Overview

Location:

Southeastern Johnson County and Shelby County

Requirements:

• Requires a Master's Degree from an accredited academic program in occupational therapy; or, if foreign trained, graduation from an occupational therapy education program outside the US with educationally equivalent coursework accepted by Indiana PLA.
• Requires 0-3 years of relevant experience.
• Requires current licensure in the state of Indiana.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
• May require credentialling for certification as an early interventionist.
• Current certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) is preferred.
• Advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provides home-based, direct therapy intervention and consultative services to patients. Patient population may comprise children ages birth to three through Indiana's Early Intervention Program, First Steps. Provides services in collaboration with the family's natural environment via evidence-based treatments that address activities of daily living, sensory processing, feeding, and fine motor development in accordance with the established Individualized Family Services Plan. Identifies and assesses skills that impact the patient’s functional ability. Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals.

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