Outpatient Occupational Therapist - Full-time

Children's Hospital and Health System • New Berlin, WI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ This position is located at our New Berlin Clinic. Provides direct patient care in Occupational Therapy and performs other related duties to assure smooth, coordinated running of the department within the pediatric Inpatient, Outpatient, Clinics, and Schools. Identifies, diagnoses, and treats patients with a wide variety of disabilities. Participates in program planning, development and implementation. Participates in Quality Improvement. Counsels and instructs students/patients/families and other professionals involved with the patient’s rehabilitative needs, monitors patient progress, ensures that recommendations are followed. Maintains clinical records according to established procedures.

Requirements

• Current Occupational Therapy license with the State of Wisconsin.
• Current Department of Public Instruction (DPI) license or have submitted application for DPI licensure by date of hire if working in the schools.
• Current NBCOT license.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in Occupational therapy required.
• Current CPR certification – Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers through American Heart or American Red Cross is required.
• Knowledge of the principles of neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent growth and development and child/family responses to fear, illness, injury and hospitalization.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written skills to effectively communicate with patient, family and medical staff in a team environment.
• The ability to represent the organization and serve consumers in a professional manner and promote a positive image of the organization and its services.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer a minimum of 1 year clinical experience in the pediatric field of Occupational Therapy. Will accept new graduates.
• Ideally seeking an Outpatient Occupational Therapist that is comfortable treating a wide age-range of patients including neuro-diverse diagnoses and sensory feeding patients.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in Occupational Therapy
• Performs other related duties to assure smooth, coordinated running of the department within the pediatric Inpatient, Outpatient, Clinics, and Schools.
• Identifies, diagnoses, and treats patients with a wide variety of disabilities.
• Participates in program planning, development and implementation.
• Participates in Quality Improvement.
• Counsels and instructs students/patients/families and other professionals involved with the patient’s rehabilitative needs, monitors patient progress, ensures that recommendations are followed.
• Maintains clinical records according to established procedures.

What This Job Offers

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