Pediatric Occupational Therapist - Home Health & Mentoring

North Texas Therapy & Home Care; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vision and dental coverage

CEU reimbursement

License renewal reimbursement

Material reimbursement

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Bonus opportunities

Tablet/Phone

401K employer match

Job summary

North Texas Therapy & Home Care is seeking a licensed occupational therapist to provide pediatric home-based services for children up to 21 years old, with at least two visits weekly as prescribed. You will assess fine motor and sensory impairments, document results, and work with the care team to set goals and implement interventions.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, educate caregivers, and mentor staff while maintaining detailed reports and promoting best practices in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Masters degree in occupational therapy from an accredited college or university.
• Current Texas state license.
• Experience in pediatrics required.
• Clinical/Practicum hours completed.
• Home health experience preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled occupational therapy services in the home or daytime facility of patients 0-21 years of age, 2 or more times per week, in accordance with physician orders.
• Define patients' degree and type of physical, fine motor, and sensory impairment(s) by selecting and administering the most appropriate testing instruments.
• Interpret diagnostic data and prepare written diagnostic reports.
• In collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, plan and evaluate team goals for each patient as well as advise, consult, and instruct the team in specific occupational therapy modalities and interventions.
• Plan for and modify care to meet goals of occupational therapy interventions.
• Educate staff, caregivers, and patients by designing and delivering training, printed material/resources and in-service programs in accordance with a total occupational therapy program.
• May provide supervision to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants

Skills

Pediatrics experience

Spanish language (bilingual)

Clinical hours completed

Education

Bachelor's/Masters degree in occupational therapy

Current Texas state license

Job description

North Texas Therapy & Home Care is seeking a licensed occupational therapist to provide pediatric home-based services for children up to 21 years old, with at least two visits weekly as prescribed. You will assess fine motor and sensory impairments, document results, and work with the care team to set goals and implement interventions.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, educate caregivers, and mentor staff while maintaining detailed reports and promoting best practices in a