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Occupational Therapist, Pediatric, Children's Clinic - Tuscon, AZ

Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Occupational Therapist, Pediatric - Children's Clinics - Tucson Arizona

Provides comprehensive occupational therapy assessment, treatment, and coordination to patients, ages of birth to 25 years.  Outpatient Clinic setting Monday-Friday, days.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Provides comprehensive occupational therapy services to eligible patients, including those with feeding/swallowing, developmental, sensory integration, ADL, splinting, and DME needs.
  • Evaluates for and fabricates upper extremity splints; provides patient/family instruction in care and use.  Maintains safe care environment for patients.
  • Assist in maintenance of therapy equipment and supplies inventories.
  • Conducts age-appropriate clinical and functional occupational therapy assessments and develops therapy treatment plans based upon assessment finding and patient and family input.
  • Provides advanced-level direct patient treatment, according to treatment plan, updating treatment plan according to patient progress and established policies.
  • Maintains patient record confidentiality consistent with HIPAA guidelines.
  • Provides Occupational Therapy consultation to medical specialty clinics as assigned.
  • Participates in interdisciplinary specialty clinics as the expert on fine motor development, sensory processing, adaptive equipment, ADL performance, and participation in occupations.
  • Serves as educator in appropriate areas to patients, families, clinic staff, school staff, and others involved in patient care and programming.
  • Communicates effectively with team members, patients, families, and community healthcare professionals.  Uses effective verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • Participates in quality improvement and program development activities in specialty area, work team and, as assigned, in cross-functional teams. Participates in analysis of clinical and functional outcomes of care and uses outcomes information to guide care planning.
  • Supervises support personnel, including COTA, according to state, national, and professional guidelines.
  • Documents therapy services in the electronic health record in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with clinic policies.
  • Accurately codes services to facilitate reimbursement for services provided.
  • Participates in new staff orientation and ongoing staff education. Occasionally provides education on areas of expertise. 
  • Safely transfers/lifts patients and equipment routinely weighing up to 25 lbs and occasionally weighing up to 100 lbs.
  • Positions self in a variety of positions, including floor sitting, chair sitting, and standing in order to provide physical support to children in the context of occupational therapy sessions. 

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree (B. A.), Master's, or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy from accredited college or university and a minimum of 2 years related experience preferred.  Spanish Language proficiency helpful.

 

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION:

               License, certificate or registration:                         Required by:

 Occupational Therapist                                               State of Arizona Board of OT Examiners

                 CPR                                                                                     Children's Clinics

                 AHCCCS Provider ID                                                      Children's Clinics

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Selects and administers appropriate standardized measures. Administers standardized measures reliably. 
  • Reliably adheres to AOTA and ArizOTA guidelines.
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of a variety of therapeutic treatment techniques for pediatric occupational therapy.
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of child development as is applicable to the field of occupational therapy.
  • Ability to assess and treat feeding/swallowing disorders of patients with cerebral palsy, orofacial anomalies, and other complex medical conditions, and to make recommendations about feeding to families, physicians, and other professionals.
  • Working knowledge of fundamentals of pediatric upper extremity splinting and ability to assess patient's splinting needs as part of an interdisciplinary team (physician, orthotist, and therapist).
  • Ability to assess patient's needs for adaptive tools/equipment and durable medical equipment, and to determine patient's optimal access to environmental controls, communication devices, and mobility.
  • Skills in appropriate and safe use of suspended equipment and other equipment typically used in management of patients with sensory integration difficulties.
  • Ability to safely and effectively use electro-physiological or mechanical equipment for the provision of occupational therapy care.
  • Selects and reliably administers appropriate assessment tools as part of an occupational therapy evaluation.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with patients, their families and all levels of personnel.
  • Working knowledge of word processing software; ability to operate personal computer, printer, calculator, fax machine, shredder, copier another office equipment needed for documentation of patient care within established timeframes.
  • Ability to communicate with medical/allied health personnel, individually or in team presentations, regarding patient's progress, therapy precautions, treatment goals and discharge planning.
  • Working knowledge of primary payers' requirements relating to therapy services, and ability to meet them.
  • Working knowledge of primary agencies serving health, behavioral, social and educational needs of children with special health care needs in southeastern Arizona.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.