Occupational Therapist - part-time - Wake Forest Baptist Health (Winston Salem, NC) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina For Sale

PEDIATRICS - DEVELOPMENTALPart-time, 19 hours/weekJOB SUMMARY:The primary purpose of the Early Intervention Occupational Therapist is to provide functional and diagnostic assessments, consultations, and treatment as needed to children birth to 36 months of age who are identified as having... Job Description PEDIATRICS - DEVELOPMENTAL Part-time, 19 hours/week JOB SUMMARY: The primary purpose of the Early Intervention Occupational Therapist is to provide functional and diagnostic assessments, consultations, and treatment as needed to children birth to 36 months of age who are identified as having or being at risk for disorders or delays of fine motor, sensorimotor, oral-motor and/or delays in age-appropriate self-help skills and/or activities of daily living.. This OT serves children and their families who are enrolled in early intervention services at the Winston-Salem Children's Developmental Services Agency (W-S CDSA) within a six county catchment area which includes Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties. This OT provides parent and care-giver education for the purpose of identifying, preventing, improving, or modifying fine motor/sensory/oral-motor, and self-help disorders or delays. Such services are to be provided in the context of a multidisciplinary team or individually in direct service to children, parents, caregivers, or other professionals. Basic elements of the service are assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and service planning for children with known developmental delays or disabilities, technical assistance to CDSA professionals or child service organizations, and public education. This position is within the W-S CDSA, a State-supported program within the Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health (WFBH). The Winston-Salem Children's Developmental Services Agency (W-S CDSA) is the local lead agency for the NC infant Toddler Program (NC ITP), a federally mandated program (Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA) serving children with or at risk for developmental disabilities and their families. The CDSA is organizationally located in the Early Intervention Branch, Women's and Children's Health Section, Division of Public Health. Lead agency responsibilities include the oversight of the administration of the Infant Toddler Program, ensuring that services are available within a multi-county catchment area and that children eligible for the program receive required services either through the CDSA or a network of enrolled early intervention service providers. The CDSA is the single portal of entry for birth to 3 referrals to early intervention and has primary responsibility for providing service coordination for Infant Toddler eligible children, multi and interdisciplinary evaluation, therapeutic intervention including family/caregiver coaching and consultation, and technical assistance to service providers and other professionals working with young children and families. Information on the NC ITP is available at www.ncei.org . EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE : A bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from an appropriately accredited four year college or university and two years of full-time experience in occupational therapy serving a pediatric population, or an advanced degree in occupational therapy froman appropriately accredited four year college or university andoneyearoffull-time experienceinoccupational therapy serving a pediatric population. Experience evaluating, assessing, diagnosing, and developing service plans to treat fine motor, sensorimotor, oral motor disorders and/or delays in age-appropriate activities of daily living and functional self-help skillsfor children with known or at risk for developmental disabilities. Strong written and oral experience writing evaluation reports, treatment, and/or educational family service plans, authorization requests and documentation of services in compliance with required billing codes. Experience working with community network systems and resources. Anunderstanding ofchilddevelopment anddevelopmentaldisabilitiesandfamiliaritywithcommon childhood diagnoses is necessary.Trainingand/orexperience in workingwith children birth to 36 months and their families is preferred. Have general knowledge of the IDEA, Part C requirements and North Carolina Infant-Toddler Program (NC ITP) policy and procedures. Fluency in Spanish is helpful. Minimum training and experience for trainee appointment requires a Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy, licensure by the NC Board of Occupational Therapy, and one year experience in occupational therapy serving a pediatric population. REPORTS TO: xxxx Assistant Director, Winston-Salem Children's Developmental Services Agency LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: A current and valid license to practice as an occupational therapist granted by the NC Board of Occupational Therapy. Registered and in good standing with the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy. Licenses to practice must be maintained in good standing at all times throughout employment in this position. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Evaluation of infants and toddlers 0-36 months of age within a six county catchment area (Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin) who may have a variety of fine and gross motor and/or oral motor and/or sensorimotor disorders. This includes addressing the areas of neuromuscular, fine motor, visual-perceptual, visual-motor, sensory processing, daily living activities (including dressing, self-care, and development of play skills), motor planning ability, and oral motor development related to feeding, among others. OT must be able to select and administer appropriate standardized and criterion-referenced tests of motor development or other assessments appropriate to age and abilities of the child. OT must be able to independently score and interpret test results and findings and integrate/correlate these findings with other developmental information. OT must work with assistant director and CDSA staff to meet federal and NC ITP state timelines, Medicaid guidelines, and professional standards required for assessment, consultation and treatment services. Prepare written reports, summaries, and treatment notes meeting NC ITP and W-S CDSA paperwork timelines and compliance requirements for documentation of evaluations and for billing purposes when appropriate. The written reports, summaries, treatment notes, and all documentation of services completed by this OT must meet the mandated policies, procedures, timelines and guidelines of NC ITP, Medicaid, W-S CDSA, WFBH, and discipline specific ethics and boundaries. Explain findings in face-to-face interpretive conferences with parents, the child's service coordinator, and/or other community agency professionals as authorized by the family, incorporating multidisciplinary evaluation findings and recommendations with child's motor strengths and needs. Develop recommendations with IFSP team to meet the fine motor needs of the child in daily routines based on the child's strengths and needs as well as the family's priorities and concerns and the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) team's input. Participate as a member of the IFSP team, engage families and caregivers involved in evaluations consultations, and/or treatment in dialogue regarding their children's strengths to assimilate occupational therapy evaluation findings with those of other disciplines in order to formulate overall impressions of individual strengths and needs. and engage their families in the OT service throughout provision of the service. Provide therapeutic activity instructions to families and network providers working with the family to enhance and augment fine motor, visual-perceptual, visual-motor, sensory processing, daily living activities (including dressing, selfcare, and development of play skills, motor planning ability, oral motor development related to feeding, and overall general development and use of adaptive equipment and assistive technology as needed. OT is responsible for working with the IFSP team helping develop activities to promote optimal functional skills of daily living and consult with families and professionals to implement strategies to achieve those outcomes. Implement flexible treatment/coaching methods modeling and instructing caregivers and family members in incorporating target activities within a child's daily routines to enhance the child's development. The OT is responsible for all associated documentation and paperwork meeting NC ITP, W-S CDSA, Medicaid, and WFBH requirements, timelines, and guidelines. Assess the need for adaptive equipment and low-tech assistive technology (AT) incorporated into occupational therapy evaluations, assessments, consults and on-going treatment. Communicate rationale for adaptive equipment helping the child to meet specific existing IFSP outcomes and recommend appropriate equipment. OT communicates with service coordinators, families, the IFSP team, and the necessary staff participating in the NC ITP AT program as needed to assure parent rights and entitlements through the NC ITP. OT follows required NC ITP AT documentation procedure and assures documentation on the IFSP when investigating and using assistive technology to help a child meet established IFSP outcomes. Assist family, service coordinator, and CDSA in familiarity with NC ITP AT policies and procedures for trials, use, loans, and documentation of AT meeting NC ITP AT requirements for paperwork and timeline compliance. Provide technical assistance and guidance to network OT providers as needed to ensure proper implementation of NC ITP AT policies and procedures for children enrolled in the W- S CDSA. Provide occupational therapy treatment to children who are developmentally delayed or who have been diagnosed with a developmental disability. Treatment may include the areas of neuromuscular, fine motor, visual-perceptual, visual-motor, sensory processing, daily living activities (including dressing, self-care, and development of play skills), motor planning ability, and oral motor development related to feeding, among others. OT is responsible for involving caregivers and communicating with the family and service coordinator regarding treatment activities and progress. OT is responsible for assuring that all treatment is directly related to an established outcome on the child's IFSP. OT is responsible for ensuring that all treatment services are routinely provided in natural environments (homes, child care centers, or other community settings in an IFSP team-agreed upon community environment where typically developing children access community activities). OT is responsible for ensuring that all treatment is compliant with NC ITP timelines, policies and procedures. Provide consultation and follow-up assessment services to monitor motor development of children evaluated at the W-S CDSA as needed. Consultation may include informal assessment of child's motor skills, interpretation and discussion with parents/caregivers, daycare professionals, EI service coordinator, primary care physician, IFSP team members, and others as needed and authorized by the parents. Provide technical assistance, education, inservices, consultation to CDSA staff members and occupational therapy network providers as needed. Provides inservice training to CDSA staff on issues related to early childhood fine motor development and occupational therapy as called upon. Participate in NC ITP and W-S CDSA program trainings as needed. Attends regular staff meetings, clinical meetings, team meetings, discipline meetings, and IFSP team meetings as needed. Participates in CDSA activities and committees to improve CDSA services. Provides training for W-S CDSA staff in the areas of neuromuscular, fine motor, visual-perceptual, visual-motor, sensory processing, daily living activities (including dressing, self-care, and development of play skills), motor planning ability, and oral motor development related to feeding development of children as requested and needed to maintain high quality services within the W-S CDSA. SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS: Must have thorough knowledge of normal and abnormal fine motor development in infants and toddlers and skill in the application of professional theories, techniques, principles, procedures, and evidence based practices as applied to various fine motor, sensorimotor, oral motor and age-appropriate .self-help skills in activities of daily living; adaptive equipment and assistive technology; ability to administer and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests; general knowledge of NC Infant-Toddler Program philosophy; ability to formulate, interpret and implement therapeutic treatment programs; ability to write concise and timely diagnostic reports and maintain on-going records;. ability to gain the confidence of families and peers and to work effectively with them to achieve optimal outcomes. Experience working with young children in early intervention service provision and experience working in a multidisciplinary team setting preferred. Occupational therapy skills must be commensurate with the needs of the birth-36 months of age. Fluency in Spanish is a plus. Strong written and oral communication skills are necessary for working relationships with families and other professionals. Communication and interpersonal skills which are effective, respectful, and sensitive with respect to a diverse and multicultural population of children, families, and co-workers. Skills in problem-solving, mediation, conflict resolution and team work are essential for collaboration as a CDSA team member, as well as for work with families and network community agencies. Computer literacy and experience with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office is a requirement for all W-S CDSA positions. Fluency in Spanish is desirable. Must hold and maintain a valid NC driver's license and car. Individual must be able to independently drive from Winston-Salem or Lexington office to homes of clients and/or community settings in Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin as needed based on referrals, enrollment location, and population demands (Mileage reimbursed at state rate). Must be able to drive self independently on a daily basis to asses or treat children with special needs in their homes or other agreed upon community settings within a family's local area as needed. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Clinical and office settings as well as home, daycare, preschool, and/or community settings of each child evaluated or treated by the occupational therapist. Evaluations may occur in a clinical environment, homes, day cares, or other community locations by using standardized screening and assessment measurements, caregiver interviews, parent and
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