Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Are you a licensed Occupational Therapist who wants to affect a real change in Utah's and looking for PART-TIME work? The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for a supportive individual to fill their role of Occupational Therapist .

Job Responsibilities:

• Follow through on assigned referrals by providing evaluation, assessment, eligibility determination, and IFSP development
• Make recommendations to families on developmental skills in the areas of gross motor, fine motor, social and emotional, cognition, speech/language/communication, self-help, and adaptive
• Maintain an assigned caseload incorporating research based intervention activities into daily routines that best facilitate child and family driven outcomes
• Coach parents to learn and follow through with interventions
  
• Ensure all required documentation is complete, accurate, and timely while supporting families through the transition process before the child ages out of Baby Watch Early Intervention services
  
  

Minimum/Required Qualifications:

• A current Occupational Therapist license
• A valid driver license
• Knowledge of a family centered service delivery model
• The ability to create professional trainings and presentations

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Part C early intervention experience
• Knowledge of early childhood development, specific to birth to 3 years
• Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team
• One or more years of pediatric experience with children and families
  

Work Schedule:

• This position is part-time and will be scheduled approximately 28 hours per week.
• Flexible hours; primarily between 8:00AM - 5:00PM MT; the specific hours are negotiable but will need to be consistent.
• Please note, a position's eligibility for remote work is established by agency management and is subject to change at their discretion at any time and for any reason.

The Agency: The Early Childhood Utah program promotes and supports a strong foundation of health and well-being so that all Utah children enter school ready to learn and go on to lead healthy, happy and productive lives. To learn more about this program, please click HERE .

• Licensure as Occupational Therapist in the State of Utah. All Occupational Therapists must have licensure as Occupational Therapist in the State of Utah. - Utah State Code 58-42a-302
• Risks which require the use of special safety precautions and/or equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working with contagious diseases or hazardous chemicals, etc. Exposure to radiology and noxious chemicals; exposure to contagious illnesses, infections, and hazards such as hitting, biting, kicking, etc., by clients.
• Work requires physical exertion. May require the ability to stand; walk over rough surfaces; bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) in a recurring manner and/or for long periods of time. Job involves lifting clients in and out of wheelchairs, physically working with clients on therapeutic postural equipment