Occupational Therapist (OT)
Why Work for JoyBridge Kids:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Flexible, full-time schedule
- Weekly bonus pay opportunities
- Menu of benefit options
- 401(k) match program
- Health, Dental, Vision insurance
- Supplemental Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid sick days
- Paid professional developmental days
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Paid holidays
- In-house credentialing and billing
- Paid professional liability insurance
- Paid CEUs and professional licensure
- Opportunities to grow professionally, participate in research, and conferences
- Opportunities to grow professionally into company leadership positions
- Opportunities to foster and develop new programs related to talents and interests in occupational therapy
- Collaboration with other leaders, directors, and service providers
- A fun and innovative atmosphere that you won't find anywhere else!
About JoyBridge Kids
We are JoyBridge Kids Our mission at JoyBridge Kids is to joyfully create and deliver life transforming experiences for children with autism and their families. With a focus on best-in-class clinical quality, our passionate team fulfills our mission through excellent service provision and joyful, collaborative practices.
We are unique JoyBridge Kids utilizes an interdisciplinary model by integrating joyful ABA, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Feeding Therapy, and Caregiver Coaching. We offer a collaborative and coordinated therapeutic approach with our doctorate and master-level clinicians that results in highly efficient and effective developmental growth for our learners. Our team prioritizes increasing each child’s quality of life through individualized goals for every child that catalyzes their ability to access more joy throughout their lifespan.
We embrace value-based teamwork Our values of passion, innovation, excellence, teamwork, growth, and integrity capture the hearts and minds of our clinicians who serve our learners and families with compassionate care. JoyBridge Kids believes investing in our team members is the best way to invest in our learners, so they can provide energetic, devoted, fun-loving therapy to our wonderful kids. Our values are not just words. They are our foundation and how our culture is defined.
We provide the best clinical quality Providing the best clinical quality starts with providing the best clinical care first and foremost to our clinicians which then translates to our kids and families. Our clinical model is built on the most contemporary, evidence-based practices in the field of ABA. With our focus on clinical opportunities to provide best-in-class therapeutic services to all our learners and families.
Summary of Essential Job Functions:
- Provide direct occupational therapy to learners aged 2-12 years of age in the areas of fine/gross motor skill development, visual-motor development, sensory processing, executive functioning skills, feeding, sensory-motor integration, self-care, rest, sleep, and activities of daily living (ADLs).
- Administer occupational therapy assessments to determine a child’s level of functioning and to develop/implement individualized treatment plans to support ADLs
- Ability to effectively collaborate with BCBAs, RBTs, and SLPs to design skill acquisition programs that maximize sensory processing, self-care, fine/gross motor development, and other skills in tandem with the learner’s ABA therapy
- Develop collaborative relationships with learners and families to educate on skills and techniques to carryover into the home setting to promote increased participation in ADLs
- Participation in regular caregiver trainings in conjunction with SLPs and BCBAs
- Write reports and maintain proper documentation such as billing records, caseload activities, initial and re-evaluations, progress reports, discharge summaries, and session notes
- Maintain all documentation as dictated by state and funder guidelines complying with HIPAA regulations
- Adhere to frequency, duration and appropriate treatment guidelines
- Trains and educates BCBAs and RBTs/team members in the implementation of areas within scope of occupational therapy to maximize learners’ success
- Enhance clinical expertise, professional skills, and leadership skills through interaction with leadership team, other clinicians, self-study, and continuing education activities
- Maintain professional competencies and technical skills in the area of occupational therapy to uphold essential job functions
- Uphold board and state licensure in line with ethical expectations for occupational therapy
Requirements to Succeed:
- Masters degree in occupational therapy from an accredited university
- OTR credentials required
- Must hold valid license issued by the state in which services are provided
- Experience with sensory processing/integration preferred
- Experience with children with autism and other comorbidities preferred
- Feeding therapy experience preferred
- Desire to work in an interdisciplinary environment to provide exceptional services to our learners and families
- Must be in line with JoyBridge Kids’ Core Values
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Teamwork
- Growth
- Passion
- Innovation
- Must demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude towards learners and families always
- Maintain a fun and compassionate disposition with an open mind geared toward learning
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally both orally and in writing
- Willingness to lead, coach, and collaborate with a positive attitude even in times of stress
- Ability to lift, bend, squat, push/pull 50 pounds as needed to assist with therapy services
We are an equal opportunity employer.
If you are committed to growing and want to spend your day with like-minded, kind, passionate, talented, and dedicated colleagues who are ready to welcome and grow from new team members, join us!
