PRN Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Flourish Counseling and Wellness in Sandy Spring, Md - is seeking to hire a PRN Occupational Therapist to participate in an integrative mental health treatment team, including psychiatrist, therapists, nutritionist and more.

The Occupational Therapist provides individual therapy, group therapy, and consultation services for children with a variety of developmental delays, which may include sensory integration/modulation issues, motor planning difficulties, fine-motor delays, gross motor delays, and/or visual-motor and visual-perceptual deficits as well as behavioral health interventions.


Required Experience:

• • Must be licensed by the Board of Occupational Therapy of the State of Maryland*

• • Pediatric experience*

We are looking for a committed and patient-focused Occupational Therapist to develop, recover or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with physical, mental, or developmental conditions. You will offer effective, client-centered services that enable people to confidently and independently carry out everyday tasks or activities. The successful candidate will have a holistic perspective and will be able to adapt to the environment to fit the person.

Responsibilities

• Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being, and life quality.

• Select and adapt the appropriate per-case occupational therapy treatment model, method, and approach to direct the process of interventions.

• Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)

• Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components.

• Assess client’s homes and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities

• Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use

• Guide and educate family members and caregivers

• Observe, note, and report on the progress of long and short-term treatment goals.

• Collect data and document processes followed

• Regularly follow-up client

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Skills

• Proven working experience as an occupational therapist

• Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapy

• Hands-on experience with computer programs and creative media

• Familiarity with ADLs evaluation tools ( e.g., Katz ADL scale, Lawton IADL scale)

• Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities

• Current knowledge of treatment practices per discipline and drive to continually learn and grow in the profession

• Professional behavior

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

• Valid license to practice occupational therapy

• MS degree or greater in occupational therapy

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