Pre-K Occupational Therapist - Waterville

The CDS PEDS site in Waterville is seeking qualified, dedicated pediatric Occupational Therapists to work with preschool children with disabilities ages 3-5. These are a 40 hour per week, academic year positions in the Central Maine area. Travel is required. Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and the preschool population is preferred.

The CDS PEDS site in Waterville is seeking qualified, dedicated pediatric Occupational Therapists to work with preschool children with disabilities ages 3-5. These are a 40 hour per week, academic year positions in the Central Maine area. Travel is required. Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and the preschool population is preferred.

$40,537 - $70,278

• Maine State Employee Medical coverage
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• $250 per year Professional Development Stipend
• Maine State Employee Living Resources Program (Employee Assistance)
• Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
• Work/Life Balance
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Great coworkers, and the satisfaction of helping kids who really need you!

The therapist works as a part of a team of colleagues to evaluate and provide treatment services to children. The therapist, a member of the IFSP/IEP team, evaluates and provides services to eligible children birth through 5 and ensures that services meet the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 as set forth in the Maine Department of Education Regulation Chapter 101.

• Ensures that the therapist’s role within Child Find process is explained to parents.
• Ensures that intake information is elaborated upon and elicits additional information from parents.
• Ensures that parents receive answers to their questions.
• Ensures that parents receive accurate information in a timely manner.
• Specific to the occupational therapy domain, ensures that parents receive accurate explanations of the results of the child’s assessment.

• Establishes rapport with children served.
• Conducts observations outside in the child’s natural environment or LRE setting, as ordered by the IFSP/IEP team.
• Gathers and reviews documentation specific to the child’s developmental history.
• Conducts interviews with parents to obtain information when specific to the child’s required developmental history and selects and administers assessment and other evaluation materials that are non-discriminatory as ordered by the IFSP/IEP team.
• Determines the child’s level of functioning and expresses that in a summary of evaluation results and diagnostic impressions in an evaluation report provided for the IFSP/IEP team.

• Ensures that the written evaluation that comports with Chapter 101 is completed in a timely manner.
• Contributes goals to the IFSP/IEP team and short term objectives where appropriate.
• Writes and maintains required reports for therapy to meet Maine Care and other regulatory requirements.

• Ensures that evaluation findings are reported to the IFSP/IEP team.
• Assists the IFSP/IEP team with goal development based upon assessment results.

• Provides occupational therapy services as specified by the IFSP/IEP.
• Communicates with CDS Case Managers and other providers through the course of a child’s IFSP/IEP.

• Requests prescriptions and authorizations for referrals as required by CDS.
• Ensures…