Occupational Therapist PRN

American RENOLIT Corporation; Warsaw (IN); On-site; USD 43,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Documentation time

Collaborative team

Positive pediatric clients

Work-life balance

Career change opportunity

Job summary

Joe’s Kids is a nonprofit pediatric therapy clinic in Warsaw, IN, seeking a licensed Occupational Therapist for a temporary, part-time role. The OT will evaluate and treat children, create care plans, document thoroughly, and coach families on home programs. Indiana licensure and a Master’s degree are required; pediatric experience is preferred.

The team offers a caring, collaborative environment with flexible scheduling and a strong focus on family engagement and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice Occupational Therapy in Indiana.
• Graduate of an OT program accredited by the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners.
• Pediatric experience preferred.
• Good time management and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide screenings, evaluations, and therapy services to children for rehabilitation and health promotion.
• Develop and implement plans of care with measurable goals.
• Maintain timely and confidential documentation of evaluations and progress notes.
• Educate families on home exercise programs and promote follow-through.
• Supervise students and assist with clinic operations and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master's degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Description

• Location 1692 W Lake Street,Warsaw, IN, 46580,United States
• Base Pay $31.00 - $39.00 / Hour
• Job Category Occupational, Pediatrics, OT
• Employee Type Temporary Part Time
• Required Degree Masters

About Joe's Kids

Joe’s Kids is a rapidly growing non‑profit pediatric therapy clinic that provides physical, occupational, speech and dyslexia tutoring therapy services. We serve children with a wide variety of ability levels and diagnoses, including sensory processing disorders, autism, hypotonia, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, brain injury, speech delay, dysphagia, and other genetic, neurological and orthopedic conditions.

Our mission is to help each child reach their full potential and support and educate their parents along the way. We are known for the high quality of care that we provide to our community’s children and the staff have developed core values that drive everything we do:

• Care - We provide compassionate, comprehensive, and child‑centered support, with a focus on engaging and empowering families every step of the way.
• Community - We actively foster inclusion through advocacy, building strong partnerships, and encouraging active engagement from volunteers and donors.
• Connection - Our goal is to foster meaningful connections between providers and children, encourage relationships among children, support family interactions, and strengthen ties between families and the community.

• Flexible Scheduling — work the days and hours that fit your needs.
• Built in documentation time.
• A fun, collaborative, heart‑centered team.
• Enthusiastic pediatric clients – and families who truly love our work.
• Great work life balance – you deserve it.
• Ideal for a career change – or a fresh start.

Job Description

INTRINSIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide screenings, evaluations, and other occupational therapy services to children for the purpose of rehabilitation, injury prevention, and health promotion. Participate in activities and training to promote and attain regulatory compliance at the local, state and federal level.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION

• Evaluate children and develop a plan of care with associated goals including quantifiable physical and functional targets
• Provide assessments, treatments, instructions and other occupational therapy services according to the scope of practice limitations per Indiana statute.
• Maintain timely, thorough, and confidential documentation of initial evaluations, daily treatment notes, progress notes, and discharge notes.
• Educate families/caregivers and promote follow through of home exercise programs to assist children in achieving their functional goals.
• Refer families/caregivers to other community resources as needed.
• Participate in conferences, training, and continuing education to further improve clinical skills.
• Collaborate with therapy team and attend team meetings.
• Retain the responsibility for all delegated tasks to other licensees and support personnel and ensure proper and adequate supervision of them.
• Supervise student fieldwork experiences including: provision of services, record keeping, and other assigned duties.
• Assist with and/or carry out routine cleaning and maintenance of the clinic’s physical plant, patient care equipment and supplies in accordance with regulatory standards and EHS policies and procedures.
• Comply with the Facility’s Comprehensive Compliance Plan and Code of Conduct as well as all facility policies and procedures and educational requirements.
• Comply with all local, state and federal regulations training and instruction requirements as well as any other standards that govern healthcare services provision.
• Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants including: evaluations, re‑evaluations, progress notes as needed, direct observation, supervision of skills, and ongoing collaboration of care for clients.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program approved by the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners.
• A person licensed to practice Occupational Therapy in Indiana.
• Pediatric experience preferred.
• Good time management, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• A person who can meet the physical and mental demand level of the position.

PHYSICAL DEMAND CAPACITY

Consistent with published industry PDC norms or minimally:

• Requires the manual dexterity and general strength and endurance
• Lifting—routinely loads of 5-35 pounds from
• Floor to waist
• Waist to shoulder
• Shoulder to overhead
• Carrying—routinely loads of 5-10# for 40-50’
• Pushing---routinely loads of 5-150# on casters, runners or pulleys
• Sustaining a grip---routinely for 1-2 minutes of 40-50#
• Guarding a “lift load” routinely of 120-140#
• Sitting---routinely for uninterrupted periods of 30-45 minutes

EXPOSURE DETERMINATION

• Has the potential for Hazardous Substance Exposure due to work duties
• Has the potential for Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure due to work duties

HIPAA STATUS

• Has been determined as eligible for access to/use of PHI & EPHI based on work duties and responsibilities in compliance with ‘minimal necessary’ standards

Joe’s Kids has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the team member’s ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by management staff as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment and Joe’s Kids reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks as needed.