Description

POSITION: Occupational Therapist

$67,034 - $93,126, Depending on Experience

Encompass Child Development Center, 9050 384th Ave SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065

FT 40 hours per week with benefits; 51 weeks per year

Medical HSA/Dental/Vision

Company paid Life/AD&D, EAP, Wellness

401(k) & 401(k) Matching

Vacation/Sick Leave

11 Paid Holidays, plus bonus week of company PTO

Our Pediatric Therapy Team is hiring an Occupational Therapist! Join our team of providers and our mission as we partner with families to build healthy foundations and community where all children thrive.

You will be joining a team that is focused on holistic care to meet the critical individual needs of the developing child and support for the family. You will be working with a team of providers offering multidisciplinary care in a community that connects with, encourages, and builds relationships with one another.

SCOPE: The Occupational Therapist is responsible for the planning and implementation of therapy goals for children age birth to eight years old in a clinic or community based program setting. This includes participating in a multi-disciplinary team with Physical Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Mental Health Therapists, Public Health Nurses and Special Educators monitoring treatment progress, and participating with team members two times per month at clinical pediatric meetings. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide services to children and families, offering parent participation during treatment to encourage parent involvement and training
• Monitor treatment progress
• Evaluate children for program qualification
• Develop on-going individualized goals and progress reports, if necessary
• Participate with team members on a regular basis and provide inter-disciplinary consultations with other therapists as needed
• Complete written daily treatment notes within a week to document services rendered
• Maintain records on each child as mandated to monitor progress
• Provide daily insurance billing information to facilitate timely reimbursement
• Include parents in decision making opportunities at reassessment periods
• Supervise COTA(s)
• Supervise student interns
• Monitor and track caseload requirements with on-going new referrals
• Participate in staff development/training opportunities
• Attend bi-weekly team meetings
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: 

• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program with valid Washington State Licensure
• Pass Washington State DSHS criminal history and background check and FBI fingerprint check if not in state for more than the past 3 years
• Ability to work as a member of a team

Preferred:

• At least one year of pediatric experience
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES

• Copy of current Washington Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant license day of hire
• NBCOT Certification

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This is an active job requiring lifting of up to 50 lbs, frequently squatting, sitting on the floor and active work with children.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: First aid and CPR card required within 90 days of hire

Encompass is a private non‐profit serving the Snoqualmie Valley and Issaquah communities for over 50 years. Our mission is to partner with families to build healthy foundations for children. We believe what happens early in life matters. We offer high quality, leading edge early childhood educational and therapeutic services to all children in our communities.

Encompass is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on gender, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, age, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.

The information in this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees in this job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.

Salary : $67,034 - $93,126