Occupational Therapist - Part Time (afternoons)

creativespeechsolutions; New Jersey; On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Creative Speech Solutions, LLC, a pediatric therapy center in Summit, NJ, is hiring part-time Occupational Therapists to join our growing team after school hours. Occupational therapists treat children with a wide variety of diagnoses in a clinic setting, focusing on one-on-one sessions.

Duties include evaluations, direct therapy, writing daily and progress notes, and collaborating with speech therapists, teachers, and caretakers to develop home exercise programs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
• NBCOT certification; maintenance of registration.
• NJ state license and NJ BOE school certificate.
• Experience with sensory processing, motor planning, and gross/fine motor skills preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform evaluations and provide direct, one-on-one therapy for pediatric clients.
• Deliver therapy for after-school hours in a clinic setting.
• Write daily notes, progress notes, and evaluations; prepare reports.
• Develop home exercise programs and caregiver counseling.
• Collaborate with speech therapists, school therapists, and teachers.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy

NBCOT certification

NJ State License

NJ BOE School Certificate

Job description

Occupational Therapist

Creative Speech Solutions, LLC (a pediatric therapy center located in Summit, NJ) is hiring part-time Occupational Therapists to join our growing team to treat after school hours.

Occupational therapists at Creative Speech Solutions (CSS) specialize in treating children with a wide variety of diagnoses and level of functioning. The duties of this position include providing evaluations and direct therapy for the pediatric population in a clinic based setting. Treatment involves one-on-one sessions with children. The most common diagnoses treated are Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Apraxia, cerebral palsy, Global Developmental Delay, and Sensory Processing Disorder.

In addition to direct treatment, responsibilities could also include writing daily notes, progress notes, evaluations, report writing, and treatment collaboration. Additional job description includes creating home exercise programs, counseling caretakers, and collaborating with speech therapists, school therapists, and teachers.

Candidates interested in this OT role at CSS are required to have the following:

• Master’s degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program
• Satisfactory completion of Certification Examination of National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists (Maintenance of registration required)
• NJ State License and NJ BOE School Certificate
• Minimum of two years of work experience in pediatric private practice and/or school setting preferred but not required.
• Candidates should be experienced in treating sensory processing disorders, motor planning difficulties, decreased strength, and gross motor skills, as well as visual motor and fine motor skills.
• Certification or continuing education in The Listening Program, Handwriting Without Tears, Visual Processing disorders, splints.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills and a strong desire to work with children with developmental disabilities
• Patience, persistence and ability to work independently and as an integral part of a team