Pediatric Occupational Therapist; OT - Per Diem - Toms River, NJ

Job Title:

Occupational Therapist

Location:

Toms River West (TRW)

Department Name:
Occupational Therapy-OP

Req #:

Status:
Hourly

Shift: Evening

Pay Range: $75.71 - $75.71 per hour

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

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

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
• Experience working in outpatient
• Experience with pediatric patient population

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

• Per Diem

• Selects, administers, and interprets assessment tools as designated in competency expectations including:
  History, Screening, Observations, and Evaluations as appropriate 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)

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at anytime with or without notice.

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