Occupational Therapist - Permanent Full Time

Gillette Children's•St Paul, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Gillette Children's is seeking a permanent full-time (1.0 FTE) occupational therapist to join the Gillette Children's Rehabilitation Therapies team. This role involves Monday to Friday day shifts performing outpatient care at the St. Paul 205 University Avenue location, with occasional coverage at other outpatient sites. Occasional weekend work may be required to cover inpatient services at our St. Paul hospital location. The purpose of this position is to provide direct and indirect family-centered therapy services for patients to increase functional abilities, independence, and community integration. The occupational therapist will contribute to department, program, and service teams to assure the achievement of desired outcomes. Specific duties are determined by the work setting or patient population served, but in all positions, serving patients with challenging and complex conditions requires a concentration of specialized staff able to work in highly coordinated teams. Care is organized around each patient’s condition, requiring staff at multiple levels and across many departments to exhibit exceptional teamwork qualities, including efficient and effective communication and adopting behaviors required for high-functioning integrated teams.

Requirements

Occupational Therapy State License
Current certification in CPR (BLS for Healthcare Providers through American Heart Association) or must obtain certification within 90-days of hire.
Excellent customer service skills
Knowledge of child growth and development, rehabilitation theory and practice with a wide variety of childhood onset diagnoses and related considerations including anatomy and neurology, emotional behavior factors, family needs and issues, community transition and equipment.
Effective verbal and written communication
Ability to function as an effective team member
Competency in occupational therapy evaluation, treatment and related family/community education and planning for transition to community services.

Nice To Haves

NBCOT strongly preferred for Occupational Therapists
Knowledge: transition from pediatric to adult health and rehabilitation care and of rehabilitation practice for adults with Childhood onset disabilities.
Pediatric experience strongly preferred in Burnsville, Minnetonka, Maple Grove and St. Paul; desirable at Phalen Adult Clinic.
Experience working with adults with childhood onset disabilities strongly preferred at Phalen Adult; desirable in Burnsville, Minnetonka, Maple Grove and St. Paul.

Responsibilities

Completes an evaluation utilizing principles of family-centered care.
Implements a therapy care plan utilizing principles of family-centered care.
Completes necessary administrative and procedural tasks in a timely manner.
Completes training in essential job competencies.
Effectively engages in competency planning, development, and implementation, including maintenance, to ensure clinical excellence.