Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Location: Missoula, MT
Status: Full-Time
Classification: Salary; Exempt
Description:
As a member of a multidisciplinary team, provide early intervention services and Occupational Therapy services to infants, toddlers, and young children (0-3) living with a delay in development or who are at risk for delay(s). Plan and implement Occupational Therapy to promote the family’s capacity to care for their child and promote growth and development in natural environments where families live, work, and play. Bring expertise to the team in fine motor, feeding, regulation and sensory integration. Successfully complete other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities and Duties:
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Adhere to and demonstrate the mission and core values of KKDC
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Follow through on assigned referrals by providing intake, assessment/evaluation, and recommendations to families on developmental skills in the areas of gross motor, fine motor, social/emotional, cognition, speech/language, self-help and adaptive.
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Maintain assigned caseload incorporating researched based intervention activities into daily routines that best facilitate child/family driven goals.
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Coach parents to learn and follow through with interventions. Ensure all required documentation is complete, accurate and timely.
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Prepare assessment reports and maintain regular plans of care.
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Provide coaching, consultation, training and outreach to community members, childcare settings and other service agency personnel in child development, child-parent interactions, and family well-being.
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Support families through the transition process before their child ages out of KKDC’ services
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Participate as an advocate for families and as a representative of KKDC at meetings and events throughout the community, state and beyond as requested.
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Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
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Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy.
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State of MontanaOccupational Therapy licensure required. (Can be obtained upon hire at the hiring committee’s discretion).
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Experience with Part C/Early Intervention services preferred.
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Demonstrated competency with laptop computers, and electronic recordkeeping.
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Ability to work with a consultative model/trans disciplinary model of intervention and a family centered service delivery model.
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Proven track-record of successfully establishing and maintaining working relationships with agencies and clients.
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Must have a valid driver's license and private, fully insured vehicle and safe driving record. Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
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Must have or obtain CPR certification within the first month of employment.
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Must be willing and able to travel to meet the needs of the position.
Core Competencies:
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Ability to promote and adhere to KKDC’s mission, vision, and values.
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Ability to be creative and flexible to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities, including working in a grant funded program.
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Ability to empathetically communicate understanding of the emotional factors that influence parents.
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Consistently approach work in a positive, team-oriented, and cooperative manner with colleagues. Self-starter who understands the need for detail amid work being done within a much larger picture.
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Ability to address difficult and sensitive issues in a respectful, courteous, and direct manner with clients, co-workers, and community members.
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Ability to independently control own workflow and actively contribute support to fellow team members.
Work environment:
​The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear, clearly speak, type, and write in English. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms to position clients. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and occasionally stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls. The employee must often lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds of testing equipment, toys, and supplies. Must be able to sit on the floor and move quickly after infants and toddlers. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. The usual noise and vibration level in the work environment is moderate, as would be expected in an office setting. However, in the process of conducting home visits, the employee may be exposed to many different home environments and rapidly changing traveling conditions.
How to Apply
Qualified applicants should email a cover letter and resume to:​
*no paper submissions, please
Cover letters and resumes will be reviewed as soon as they are received; however, the position will remain open until filled. Please email kaleidoscopekidsdc@gmail.com with questions pertaining to this opportunity.
