Pediatric Occupational Therapist
The Emerge Center
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Training
- Full-time
- Evaluations - Perform assessments and interpret test results; determine occupational therapy treatment plans in consultation with the family/caregiver to increase independence in the client's functional activities of daily living.
- Professional Knowledge - Knowledge and skill to develop treatment plans that address but are not limited to the following: child development, muscle tone, range of motion, orthopedic/splinting needs, movement analysis, visual motor skills, visual perceptual skills, sensory-motor processing, neuromuscular skills, social skills, functional skills, and activities of daily living.
- Treatment - Promotes independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to the individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest.
- Identify and facilitate the client in the engagement of meaningful and healthy occupations
- Develop, improve, sustain, or restore skills in activities of daily living (ADL), work or productive activities, and play or leisure
- Develop, remediate, or restore sensorimotor, cognitive, or psychosocial components of performance
- Assess, recommend, and educate on adaptive equipment and its use.
- Manage behaviors/maladaptive responses and seek outside assistance with problem areas from the Director of OT and/or BCBAs as needed.
- Provide occupational therapy services to patients enrolled at the Emerge Center and/or Emerge School for Autism
- Education - Assures continuation of a therapeutic plan by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; assistive technology, and other resources.
- Communication - Maintain communication with parents and physicians through progress reports or other communication measures.
- Participate in parent/family conferences
- Participate in team conferences
- Documentation - Responsible for timely documentation of evaluation results, daily notes, billing, progress notes, discharge reports, attendance reports, insurance authorizations, and justification as needed.
- Collaboration - Participate and facilitate department staff meetings as well as department programs.
- Outreach - Participate in community education programs that focus on issues relating to the needs of clients and occupational therapy.
- Professional Development - Maintain professional clinical competency by attending continuing education and workshops in the areas of pediatrics
- Assist in developing strategic and long-range plans for the OT program and other programs established by The Emerge Center
- Perform any other duties deemed necessary by the Director of OT services and the Clinical Director/CEO
- Adhere to agency safety policy and procedures, values, and attitudes of The Emerge Center to ensure its ability to obtain its mission
- Adaptation of environments and processes to enhance functional performance in occupations
- Promotion of health and wellness through engagement in valued occupations
- Graded tasks and activities as prerequisites to engagement in occupations
- Design, fabrication, application, or training in the use of assistive technology or orthotic devices
- Application of physical agent modalities as an adjunct to or in preparation for engagement in occupations
- Sensory motor processing techniques
- Neuromuscular re-education
- Feeding therapy and oral motor training/retraining
- Spend considerable time stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
- OTs move heavy equipment.
- Assist with patient transfers and lifts or help them turn, stand, or walk.
- Must follow proper body mechanics and procedures for lifting/moving patients.
- Ability to lift/move fifty (50) pounds.
- Ability to stand for extended periods
- Fine motor skills
- Visual acuity