Occupational Therapist - 3,000 Dollar Sign-On Bonus

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery.
• Evaluates the student’s ability and formulates the student’s occupational profile through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews.
• Synthesizes evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment; directs program development; and guides evidence-based intervention.
• Develops occupationally based intervention plans based on student needs and evaluation results.
• Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals.
• Teaches, monitors, and collaborates with educational personnel, community agencies, parents, and students to increase understanding of the student’s occupational performance.
• Provides continuing education and in-services for educational personnel, parents, and community-based service providers
• Follow a treatment plan/IEP goals developed to improve, develop, restore, or maintain a child’s active participation in self-maintenance, work, leisure, and play in educational environments.
• Takes a caseload of a minimum of 45 30-minute sessions per week and covers other counselor sessions as needed.
• Ensures make up sessions are completed within the month and utilization of students’ mandates per the IEP, or recommendation given at a CSE meeting is at or above 85% each week.
• Maintain high standards of confidentiality, attendance, and flexibility, while working cooperatively with Supervisors and other employees.
• Maintains records and documentation.
• Recommends modification of treatment approaches to reflect the child’s changing needs.
• Communicates and interacts with other team members, school personnel, and families.
• Maintains treatment areas, equipment, and supply inventory.
• Develop and maintain a daily schedule, which includes students/classrooms and other activities/duties.
• Other responsibilities related to the position as shall be assigned by the Program Director.

*Please note all the above are the responsibilities of the role, however the role is not limited to only the above*

Requirements

• Must have successfully completed and graduated from an accredited occupational therapy professional program recognized by NBCOT and have completed all fieldwork requirements.
• Must possess State OTR/L Licensure in the state in which you were hired.
• One year of experience as an Occupational Therapist, preferably in school system or other pediatric practice setting.
• Must have sensory knowledge.
• Experience working with children with disabilities is a plus.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Working Conditions

• Location: Issaquah, WA
• Monday – Friday / 8:10am – 4:30pm
• School/Classroom Setting Physical requirements
• The job may require lifting up to 25lbs.
• Frequent walking, sitting, with occasional standing, stooping, kneeling, & crouching.

Benefits

• Benefits:
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) matching
  • Referral program

Pay: $80,000-$90,000 per year