Pediatric Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago


Union, United States RWJBarnabas Health Full time
Req #: 0000176559

Category: Occupational Therapy

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: Childrens Specialized Hosp

Department: Occupational Therapy-OP

Location:

Union (UNC), 2840 Morris Ave., Union, NJ 07083

Job Overview

The Occupational Therapist treats patients with disabilities and considers responses as related to the patient s functional adaptation to the environment.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program
  • NJ State Occupational Therapy License
  • Maintained registration by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board
  • Satisfactory completion of Certification Examination of National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists (NBCOT) and maintenance of registration
  • AHA BLS Provider Certification
  • Twelve-week pediatric affiliation or pediatric experience
  • Detailed knowledge of developmental theory and the effects of physical and percepto-cognitive disabilities as well as the psycho-social aspects of functional adaptation to the environment
  • Ability to evaluate disruptions in performance and plan treatment to minimize disabling effects of these conditions
  • Tact and judgment in performance of duties
  • Commitment to improving skill level
  • Ability to work effectively with others
  • Good verbal and written English communication skills

Preferred

  • Master s degree

Certifications And Licenses Required

  • NJ State Occupational Therapy License
  • AHA BLS Provider Certification
  • American Occupational Therapy Certification Board registration
  • NBCOT registration

Scheduling Requirements

  • Full-Time (40 hours/week)
  • After school hours

Essential Functions

  • Selects, administers, and interprets assessment tools as designated in competency expectations including: History, Screening, Observations, and Evaluations as appropriated to patients
  • Identifies and prioritizes time realistic functional goals for remediation, compensation, adaptation or prevention of deficits
  • Selects|utilizes|evaluates the effectiveness of appropriate treatment methods (as designated in competency expectations)
  • Applies principles of activity analysis for grading physical|perceptual-cognitive|psycho-social demands to produce an optimal mesh of child's or family's abilities to meet environmental demand
  • Communicates effectively with patients, families, & team in oral and written formats in both formal and non-formal situations. Communicates effectively with referring physicians and community contacts
  • As designated in competency expectations, assists in training others. This may include staff, COTAs, aides and students
  • Takes responsibility for seeking supervision or consultation in relationship to clinical performance. Actively contributes to improvement plans effectively utilizes feedback
  • Meets competency expectations in explaining symptoms, prognosis and functional limitations for a variety of diagnostic groups
  • Makes discharge recommendations appropriate to the child and their family in consideration of child s prognosis, role expectations, and knowledge of community resources (as designated in competency expectations)

Other Duties

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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