Occupational Therapist - 1.0 FTE Psychiatry Partial Hospitalization Program

Seattle Children's•Federal Way, WA

2d•$47 - $70•Onsite

About The Position

This position for a pediatric mental health OT will serve outpatients in our Psychiatry Partial Hospitalization Program at South Clinic. This position will focus on the teaching of life skills and coping strategies through daily occupational therapy groups for all patients, as well as provide individual consultation for patients requiring more specific OT evaluation and treatment. The therapeutic groups run by this occupational therapist will serve both as a social milieu to practice functional skills and also as a screen to identify patients that may benefit from further individualized treatment. Individualized evaluation and treatment will focus on development of self-care skills, including coping, emotional regulation, sensory processing, and functional impairments impacting activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in occupational therapy from accredited university.
Current Washington State license to practice as an occupational therapist.
BLS.

Nice To Haves

Background in mental health and group management is preferred.
Masters Degree in occupational therapy.
Occupational Therapy practice experience in mental health groups.

Responsibilities

Teaching life skills and coping strategies through daily occupational therapy groups for all patients.
Providing individual consultation for patients requiring more specific OT evaluation and treatment.
Serving as a social milieu to practice functional skills through therapeutic groups.
Identifying patients who may benefit from further individualized treatment.
Focusing on development of self-care skills, including coping, emotional regulation, sensory processing, and functional impairments impacting activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).