Speech Language Pathologist, Pediatrics - Per Diem

Virtua; Barrington (NJ); On-site; USD 71,635 - 97,809; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Vision insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Virtua Health is seeking a pediatric occupational therapist to provide educationally based OT services within a school setting in Barrington, New Jersey. The role involves evaluations, treatments, and collaboration with teachers to support students’ IEP goals.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in OT, NJ state licensure, CPR certification, and NJ DoE school certification. Per diem, part‑time hours, and on‑site work are expected, with flexible scheduling to meet student needs.

Qualifications

• Educationally based pediatric experience preferred.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from an AOTA‑accredited program.
• Current NJ state licensure and CPR certification.
• School certification by the NJ Department of Education
• Per diem employment with part‑time schedule as needed

Responsibilities

• Provides educationally based OT evaluations and treatments in the educational setting.
• Collaborates with the school district’s child study teams and teachers to align services with IEPs.
• Maintains timely, thorough documentation in accordance with regulations.
• Communicates with CST staff, family, and therapists to optimize patient care.
• Attends school team and IEP meetings; adjusts schedule to minimize impact on student treatment time.

Skills

Pediatric OT experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

At Virtua Health, we exist for one reason - to better serve you. That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need. Whether that's wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life-changing care, or something in-between - we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community.If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 otherlocations, we're committed to the well-being of the community. That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through ourEat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.

Location

Location:

Barrington - 50 East Gloucester Pike

Remote Type:

On-Site

Employment Type:

Employee

Employment Classification:

Per Diem

Time Type:

Part time

Work Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Total Weekly Hours:

0

Additional Locations:

Job Information:

Job Summary

Provides educationally based OT evaluations, treatments and consultations to pediatric clients within the educational environment. Provide services in conjunction with the school district's child study teams and teachers, ensuring that the services delivered are relevant and useful in meeting the student's individual education plans (IEP).

Position Responsibilities

Demonstrates comprehensive evaluation skills and interventions. This includes evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and modification of plan of care as appropriate. Therapist will meet IEP mandates per student.

Maintains and completes all student documentation, records and reports ensuring they are educationally based, timely, thorough and professional. All documentation must be in accordance with regulatory and department guidelines.

Consults with student's child study team, teacher, family, paraprofessionals, district and non-district therapists, CST staff, contract coordinator, supervisors and offsite director to provide optimum quality patient care and effective operations.

Attend and participate in required meetings including school team meetings, student IEP meetings, required CST meetings and any other required meeting. Will be flexible and adjust schedule to accommodate without negative impact to student treatment time/schedule.

Required Experience:

Educationally based pediatric experience preferred

Required Education:

Minimum Bachelor\'s degree in occupational therapy from a program accredited by the AOTA.

Training / Certification / Licensure:

Current licensure in the State of NJ

CPR certification

School certification by the NJ Department of Education

Hourly Rate:

$61.35

Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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