Occupational Therapist
Core
Provide clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents with physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and sensory impairments to improve motor, play, social, and self-care skills.
Role type
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Builds
Individualized treatment plans, home exercise programs, and adapted environments for pediatric clients
Domain
Healthcare / Pediatric Rehabilitation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Pediatric assessment and diagnosis, motor skill development, sensory integration, treatment plan creation, assistive technology prescription, home exercise programming, environmental adaptation, interdisciplinary collaboration, professional documentation
Preferred skills
Neurodevelopmental frames of reference, developmental biomechanics, gait analysis, professional empathy, physical fitness for patient handling
Technologies
Electronic health record systems, standardized assessment tools
Responsibilities
Assess physical conditions using standardized tools to identify impairments, create tailored treatment plans addressing client limitations, apply therapy techniques including exercises and stretching, train patients and caregivers on assistive and mobility devices, prescribe home exercise programs, adapt environments to enhance functional performance, maintain accurate documentation in electronic health records, write reports for NDIS and schools, participate in professional development and clinical supervision, collaborate with administrative staff to manage clinic schedules
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC