Job Description
Job DescriptionBenefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
Provide evaluation and treatment to a pediatric population with neurological, fine motor, sensory processing, executive function, feeding and motor planning disorders. Practice in collaboration with other members of interdisciplinary team. Educate patients, families and others.
Key Responsibilities
- Occupational Therapy needs are assessed and evaluated according to organizational and professional guidelines
- Treatment plan is revised based on patient progress towards stated goals.
- Documentation is complete, timely and in accordance with facility and practice guidelines.
- Therapy and health care students are oriented, trained, and mentored to achieve stated performance expectations.
- Performance Improvement opportunities are identified and acted upon as appropriate to implement best practices.
- Additional department, organization, or network activities are completed per established objectives.
- OSP Organizational Values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence are upheld.
Qualifications and Experience
Education/Degree
Required
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
Licensure
Required
- Licensed (and in good standing) as an occupational therapist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Skills (Specific learned activity gained through training (e.g. computer skills, keyboarding, presentation, CPR, ACLS, etc.)
Required
- BLS required.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with the English language.
- Basic skills in math and computer science.
- Appropriate knowledge occupational therapy evaluation and treatment techniques to manage the pediatric population.
- Effective problem-solving skills for occupational therapy evaluation, interpretation, treatment planning and execution taking into consideration patients age, psychosocial, cultural and religious background.
- Basic skills in teaching other and self-assessment of learning needs, strengths, and professional goals.
- Safely execute all job responsibilities without risking injury to self or patients. Ability to assess and interact with patients and families using the theories of human growth and development, family systems, and cultural background.
- Maintain variable work schedule depending on program needs to provide patient care (evening, holidays, weekend ).
- Computer proficiency required. Microsoft office applications preferred with ability to learn new software.
Preferred
- Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills, working with diverse population.
- Work independently, be self-directed and contribute as a member of a team.
- Anticipates challenges and develops and implements strategies for addressing them.
- High level of service delivery. Demonstrate initiative with ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines and adapt to changing situations.
- Attention to detail.
EEO Statement OSP is committed to diversity in the workplace which begins with respect and opportunity for all. OSP takes affirmative action to ensure that equal employment opportunity is provided to all persons regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, ancestry, veteran status, disability or any other basis that would be inconsistent with any applicable ordinance or law.