Full Time Occupational Therapist

Cortica - Neurodevelopmental • Carlsbad, CA

9h • $83,000 - $104,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Cortica is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist to join its growing multi-disciplinary team at its Carlsbad center in CA. This role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, building meaningful relationships with families, and practicing evidence-based, play-centered therapy. Our Occupational Therapists work alongside Speech Language Pathologists, Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Physicians, Counselors, and other specialists to create truly integrated treatment plans that help children thrive. As an Occupational Therapist, you’ll assess, diagnose, and treat sensory integration, sensorimotor, motor, feeding, and developmental disorders in children, while utilizing Cortica’s Whole Child Approach. Cortica is a rapidly growing healthcare company pioneering the most effective treatment methods for children with neurodevelopmental differences. Our mission is to design and deliver life-changing care – one child, one family, one community at a time. Ultimately, we envision a world that cultivates the full potential of every child. At Cortica, every team member is instrumental in helping us achieve our mission!

Requirements

• Hold a current and unrestrictive license for Occupational Therapy in the state of practice.
• Hold a master’s degree in related field.
• Can complete safety training within the first 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Establish occupational therapy treatment goals through dynamic and standardized assessment tools, in alignment with Cortica’s Whole Child Approach.
• Consult closely with transdisciplinary team members to create collaborative treatment plans and integrative strategies.
• Provide individual, group, and co-treat therapy sessions for therapy services within scope, as clinically appropriate.
• Contributes to the autism diagnostic process by providing clinical insight and administering standardized assessments (e.g. ADOS), as appropriate.
• Provide therapeutic services in-person in the clinic setting and via telehealth, as clinically appropriate.
• Accurately complete documentation in accordance with Cortica’s designated time frames.
• Provide neurodiversity affirming interventions that are both play-based and goal-based.
• Facilitate functional and child-led experiences to target and achieve individualized goals.

Benefits

• $2,000 continuing education stipend.
• Competitive compensation, $83,000 to $104,000, depending on experience.
• Earning capacity that is not capped by salary, and will be eligible to earn an additional $45 for any extra billable hour above productivity expectations.
• Opportunities to grow within our clinical ladder.
• 401k matching.
• PTO and continuing education/wellness days.
• Paid holidays.
• Health, vision, dental, and pet insurance.
• Referral bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level