Occupational Therapist - Permanent Full Time

Gillette Children's•Saint Paul, MN

1d•$35 - $52•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 for 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 role also contributes 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 all positions require staff to work in highly coordinated teams, communicating efficiently and effectively, and adopting behaviors for high-functioning integrated teams, especially when serving patients with challenging and complex conditions.

Requirements

Occupational Therapy State License
Pending credentials: Registration and Licensure pending, not to exceed three months in this status and completion of CFY for Speech Language Pathology
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.