Pediatric Occupational Therapist (55427)

KINDERING CENTER•Redmond, WA

14d•$72,000 - $108,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Provide occupational therapy to children with developmental delays and provide caregiver coaching and education on each child’s therapy program to parents and other professionals involved in child’s care. This role involves assessing functional skills, designing and implementing treatment plans, preparing progress reports, and maintaining accurate records. The therapist will also educate families on therapeutic interventions, assist with adaptive equipment, make referrals to community resources, and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings. Additionally, the position supports Medicaid programs through outreach, care planning, and coordination services. The role requires evaluating home, daycare, or school situations through site visits and coordinating enrollment/transitions into appropriate programs. Facilitating Individual Family Service Plan conferences is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Occupational Therapy
Valid Washington State professional license
Looking for additional language proficiency with Spanish preferred
Experience and comfort with interacting with diverse populations
Infant feeding experience highly preferred
Strong teamwork skills
Ability to demonstrate dependability and punctuality
Possess a valid Washington State DOH OT license or be in process of obtaining one
Demonstrate skill in word processing and familiarity with MS Word and Excel
Pass Washington State DSHS criminal history and background check and FBI fingerprint check
Strictly maintain confidentiality of all client information
Maintain valid unexpired proof of identity during employment
Pass tuberculosis test
Ability to show proof of current immunizations, including COVID-19 and MMR vaccine or titer test

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred
Training in neurodevelopmental treatment techniques preferred

Responsibilities

Assess each child's functional skills/abilities/challenges
Conduct formal evaluations of performance
Design and implement treatment plan in Center, home, or community childcare as needed
Prepare progress reports
Review medical reports
Seek medical referral, consultation, and advice as necessary
Maintain accurate records of contact for each child
Educate family/care givers in therapeutic interventions
Design and/or assist in developing and ordering adaptive equipment
Make referrals to appropriate community or Kindering programs, support groups, and other services
Assist in supervision of student therapists
Provide or support outreach, intensive informing, care planning, coordination, anticipatory guidance for complex health needs, assistance to access services, consultation, resource development, interagency coordination, training, program planning, quality management, and administration to support Medicaid programs
Evaluate home, daycare, or school situation through site visits if indicated
Participate in the development of each child's total program as part of the interdisciplinary team
Coordinate enrollment/transitions into appropriate community or Kindering Center programs, support groups, and other services
Coordinate case management meetings with community agencies
Facilitate Individual Family Service Plan conference in cooperation with Family Resource Coordinator