Occupational Therapist I - Neonatal Therapy

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health’s Pediatric team seeks a Neonatal Occupational Therapist I to join the NICU care environment in Chapel Hill, NC. The role follows a Tuesday–Saturday schedule with rotating holidays.

Prior NICU experience or neonatal training is preferred, and duties include evidence-based evaluation, treatment, and caregiver education. The OT I provides student shadowing and clinical instruction while contributing to departmental and community continuing education.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in North Carolina; BLS within 3 months of hire date.
• Demonstrates effective communication and interprofessional skills; requires stamina and ability to perform movements during interventions.

Responsibilities

• Completes occupational therapy documentation, billing, and statistics per team guidelines.
• Manages daily caseload with efficiency and meets productivity standards.
• Mentors assistive personnel and delegates responsibilities per licensing board guidelines.
• Provides clinical precepting and teaching for students/staff and offers feedback.
• Participates in planning clinical programs and continuous improvement meetings.

Skills

Interprofessional collaboration

Effective communication

Clinical instruction

Documentation

Evidence-based practice

Education

Accredited Occupational Therapy program

NC Occupational Therapist license

Job description

Job Description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

UNC Health’s Pediatric team is seeking a dedicated Neonatal Occupational Therapist I to join our NICU care environment! This role follows a Tuesday–Saturday schedule with rotating holiday coverage, supporting high‑acuity infants and families in a collaborative, multidisciplinary setting. Paid NICU experience or intensive neonatal training, such as a fellowship or an equivalent advanced program is preferred.

Summary:

The Occupational Therapist I provides evidence-based evaluation, treatment interventions, and educational instruction to patients and caregivers with various diagnoses, disabilities, and impairments affecting client factors (body function and structures), behavior patterns/roles/habits, and occupational performance. The clinician provides student shadowing, clinical instruction, and participates in departmental and community continuing education and outreach.

Responsibilities

1. Completes occupational therapy documentation, billing, and statistics per team guidelines. Manage daily caseload with efficiency and efficacy. Meets productivity standards per team guidelines.
2. Administers assessment tools or instruments to assist in establishing a plan of care and subsequent modifications and manages resources to accomplish patient goals; Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
3. Mentors assistive personnel and delegates responsibilities as per licensing board guidelines.
4. Provides clinical precepting and teaching for students and/or staff under the guidance of the clinical specialist or other subject matter experts; Provides regular feedback, coaching and mentoring. Evaluates the learner's performance.
5. Assists in the planning and coordinating of clinical programs in collaboration with the clinical specialist or manager. Participates in continuous improvement in clinical services by attending and participating in departmental meetings and in-services.

Other Information

Other information:

• Education Requirements:
  Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements:
  Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the state of North Carolina.
  BLS within 3 months of hire date.
• Professional Experience Requirements:
  No prior experience required.
• Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
  Exhibits effective communication and interprofessional skills; requires physical stamina and repetitive movements, including, but not limited to, sitting, standing, kneeling, walking, and squatting during patient interventions while supporting one's weight; can engage in high-level problem-solving to ensure patient safety during mobilization.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Occupational Therapy Pediatric

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $35.87 - $51.57 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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