Occupational Therapist in West Orange, New Jersey at RWJBarnabas Health

Job Title: Occupational Therapist

Location: West Orange (WOR)

Department Name: Occupational Therapy-OP

Req #: 0000258142

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $78.36 - $78.36 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview

The Occupational Therapist treats patients with disabilities and considers responses as related to the patients functional adaptation to the environment,

Qualifications

Required

Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program

NJ State Occupational Therapy License

Maintained registration by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board

Satisfactory completion of Certification Examination of National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists NBCOT and maintenance of registration

AHA BLS Provider Certification

Twelve week pediatric affiliation or pediatric experience

Detailed knowledge of developmental theory and the effects of physical and perceptual cognitive disabilities as well as the psycho social aspects of functional adaptation to the environment

Ability to evaluate disruptions in performance and plan treatment to minimize disabling effects of these conditions

Tact and judgment in performance of duties

Commitment to improving skill level

Ability to work effectively with others

Good verbal and written English communication skills

Preferred

Masters degree

Certifications and Licenses Required

NJ State Occupational Therapy License

AHA BLS Provider Certification

American Occupational Therapy Certification Board registration

NBCOT registration

Scheduling Requirements

Per Diem

Essential Functions

Selects, administers, and interprets assessment tools as designated in competency expectations including History, Screening, Observations, and Evaluations as appropriated to patients

Identifies and prioritizes time realistic functional goals for remediation, compensation, adaptation or prevention of deficits

Selects utilizes evaluates the effectiveness of appropriate treatment methods as designated in competency expectations

Applies principles of activity analysis for grading physical perceptual cognitive psycho social demands to produce an optimal mesh of childs or familys abilities to meet environmental demand

Communicates effectively with patients, families, team in oral and written formats in both formal and non formal situations,

Communicates effectively with referring physicians and community contacts

As designated in competency expectations, assists in training others,

This may include staff, COTAs, aides and students

Takes responsibility for seeking supervision or consultation in relationship to clinical performance,

Actively contributes to improvement plans effectively utilizes feedback

Meets competency expectations in explaining symptoms, prognosis and functional limitations for a variety of diagnostic groups

Makes discharge recommendations appropriate to the child and their family in consideration of childs prognosis, role expectations, and knowledge of community resources as designated in competency expectations

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job,

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at anytime with or without notice,