Occupational Therapist I

Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc.; Avondale (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc. seeks a Pediatric Occupational Therapist to provide services from neonatal to adolescent populations. You will evaluate, plan, and implement age-appropriate therapies addressing self-care, play, and sensory-motor goals.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, educate families, and document progress in compliance with standards. This role requires NBCOT, Arizona OT license, fingerprint clearance, and BLS certification prior to start date.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and treats pediatric patients across neonatal to adolescent ages.
• Develops age-appropriate goals and plans of care.
• Coordinates care with hospital teams and family, including home programs.
• Maintains documentation per policies and accreditation standards.
• Supervises rehab technicians or students as applicable.
• Performs additional duties as needed.

Skills

Pediatric OT

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program

Job description

This position provides occupational therapy services to a pediatric population, neonatal to adolescent, including evaluation and treatment in independent living, sensory-motor integration, cognitive, and psychosocial skill. This role performs evaluations, formulates plans of care, and provides treatment, specific to age and developmental/functional level determined by assessment. The position addresses routine problems in the work environment by helping or referring other, more experienced team members and or leaders. This role manages a daily workload, identifies routine issues in the work area, and solves problems with guidance from other professionals, as needed.

Position Duties

• Professional Occupational Therapy Services
  • Evaluates and treats patients with occupational performance disorders/delays, demonstrating knowledge of normal development and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate services in areas of self-care and play skills involving motor, sensory-integrative, cognitive, and psychosocial functions.
  • Provides care as outlined in standards of care section of the Policies & Procedures Manual. Uses pediatric-based behavior management strategies and matches diagnostic/therapeutic interventions to age and disability of children.
  • Establishes appropriate treatment plans with age-appropriate goals and target timeframes, which are discussed with family and mutually agreed upon.
  • Organizes, develops, implements, and coordinates occupational performance of patient care with other disciplines within the hospital and resources within the community, including discharge planning via charting, letters of medical necessity, care conferences, and rounds. This includes patient/family teaching for appropriate function within the home and creation/implementation of home programs.
  • Maintains appropriate and timely documentation in compliance with department, regulatory/accreditation standards, and state/federal guidelines.
  • Maintains productivity standards for clinical level and appropriate and timely documentation in compliance with department policies, regulatory/accreditation standards, and state/federal guidelines.
• Builds and maintains rapport within the department, hospital, and community, professionally interacting with physicians, families, and hospital/community personnel. This includes participation in in-service training programs on regular basis.
• Supervises and directs rehab technicians, therapist assistants and/or students, providing feedback on performance.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children’s Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children’s will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable

Position Qualifications

Please review the following qualifications and specify whether you meet each of the requirements listed.

Education

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

1. Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.

Required

Yes No

Experience

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

1. Pediatric Experience.

Preferred

Yes No

Special Skills

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

1. Specialty training in pediatric ortho, neuro, neuromuscular, NDT, taping, medically complex/fragile, developmental, or other relevant pediatric areas.

Preferred

Yes No

Additional Requirements

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement?

1. Current National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) prior to start date.

Required

Yes No

2. Current State of Arizona Occupational Therapist license prior to start date.

Required

Yes No

3. Current AZ DPS fingerprint clearance card prior to start date.

Required

Yes No

4. Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association prior to start date.

Required

Yes No

5. AOTA pediatric specialty certification.

Preferred

Yes No

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

1. Physical Requirement - Climbing - Frequently

2. Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Frequently

3. Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Constantly

4. Physical Requirement - Hearing - Constantly

5. Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Frequently

6. Physical Requirement - Reaching - Constantly

7. Physical Requirement - Sitting - Frequently

8. Physical Requirement - Standing - Frequently

9. Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Frequently

10. Physical Requirement - Talking - Frequently

11. Physical Requirement - Tasting/smelling - Occasionally

12. Physical Requirement - Walking - Constantly

13. Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Frequently

14. Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Frequently

15. Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Occasionally

16. Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly

17. Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Constantly

18. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable

19. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable

I have reviewed the qualifications, physical requirements and occupational exposure/risk potential for this position and wish to apply I Agree