Occupational Therapist - Per Diem

LE00 Valley Children's Healthcare; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Children's Healthcare in California is seeking a Pediatric Occupational Therapist to assess and treat infants, children, and youths with motor, sensory, and cognitive impairments to improve daily living skills.

The role requires OT degree and NBCOT certification, California licensure eligibility, and pediatric experience; offers varied shifts in inpatient and outpatient settings within our hospital network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy (required).
• Master's degree in OT (required).
• Doctorate (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat, and manage pediatric patients with motor, sensory, or cognitive impairments.
• Support functional independence and daily living activities.
• Collaborate with care teams across hospital and outpatient clinics.

Skills

Bilingual skills desirable

Education

Bachelors in Occupational Therapy

Masters in Occupational Therapy

Doctorate in OT

Job description

About Us

Occupational Therapy is based on performing the meaningful activities of daily life. Therapists work to enable or enhance the ability of infants, children, or people of any age to complete the tasks that are pertinent to their life stage to the best of their ability. OT's help infants and children gain abilities in fine motor, feeding, visual-motor, sensory-motor, self-care, and overall developmental skills. Occupational Therapy here at Valley Children's Healthcare provides services in all inpatient areas throughout the hospital including Rehab, PICU and NICU, in addition to our Outpatient Clinic. Our OT's also offer support to several specialty clinics including, High Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic, Rheumatology Clinic, Neuromuscular Clinic, Hypertonicity Clinic, Comprehensive Hand Clinic, and Rehab Follow-up Clinic. Our highly trained occupational therapists evaluate and treat a variety of diagnoses that may include: upper extremity/hand injuries, prematurity, feeding dysfunction, traumatic brain injury, Down Syndrome and other genetic diagnoses, Cerebral Palsy and other neurological disorders, developmental delay, autism, and sensory-motor disorders.

Job Summary

This position is accountable for the assessment, treatment, and management of patients with motor, sensory, perceptual, and/or cognitive impairments affecting functional independence and active participation in daily living.

Qualifications

• Education College Degree - 4 year In Occupational Therapy (required)
• Masters Degree (required)
• Doctorate (preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• OTR - Occupational Therapist Registered - NBCOT - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
• If license-eligible, can be hired under a "limited permit" per California OT Board requirements (required)
• BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
• OTR - Occupational Therapist Registered - NBCOT - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (preferred)

Work Experience

• Minimum 18 months Pediatric experience. (preferred)

Skills and Abilities

• Bilingual Skills Desirable

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation

• Compensation Range: $57.74 - $83.72
• Workshift: Varied (United States of America)
• Position Exempt: No FTE
• %: 0
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0
• Daily Hours: 8

Disclaimer

Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.

Valley Children's Healthcare - one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation - provides Central California's only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children's delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children's hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.