Reedsburg Area Medical Center is recruiting a full-time Pediatric Occupational Therapist to join our growing team!

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Hours: Flexible

Position Summary:

The Pediatric Occupational Therapist is a specially trained member of the Rehab team that provides evaluation and treatment to children with physical, developmental and behavioral disabilities in an Outpatient setting.

Job Relationships:

Reports to Director of Rehabilitation Services. Supervises: OT/OTA students. Collaborates with all members of the healthcare team, physicians and support staff. Consultation: Physicians, agencies serving/supporting children and families.

Primary Customer Served:

• Infant (31 days - 1 year)
• Pediatric (1 - 12 years)
• Adolescent (13 - 18 years)
• Young Adult (19-21)
• Family/Visitors
• Physicians
• Community Agencies

Education and Training Required:

• Bachelor degree or beyond.
• Completion of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program, certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
• Licensure in the State of Wisconsin.

Experience:

One to two years' experience with pediatrics preferred.

Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Entry level or advanced level clinical skills
• NDT or SI background preferred.
• Ability to create and work in a cooperative teamwork
  environment.
• Possesses creativity
• Patience working with children and families
• Ability to change approach based on child's response
• CPR certification
• Basic computer skills necessary.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Demands:

• Frequently stand and walk.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds while transferring and positioning patients, performing patient care and maneuvering equipment.
• Occasionally push/pull with up to 50 pounds of force for transporting patients and maneuvering equipment.
• Occasionally carry up to 50 pounds while performing patient care.
• Occasionally climb stairs/ladders/ramps while performing patient care/instruction.
• Occasionally balance yourself and/or patients while performing patient care.
• Occasionally bend to floor, squat, crouch, reach overhead, handle objects including controls, levers, knobs, and switches while performing patient care.
• Occasionally feel, finger, maintain sustained grip and smell while performing patient assessment and care.

Sight:

• Occasionally use far vision, depth perception, colors and accommodation for patient assessment/care and monitoring treatment sessions.
• Frequently use near sighted visual acuity for reading, writing, using equipment with gauges/thermometers, etc. and patient assessment.

Cognition/Communication:

• Frequently and effectively communicate with physicians, patients, family members, other staff and outside vendors/customers using hearing and writing skills.
• Constantly and effectively communicate with physicians, patients, family members, other staff and outside vendors/customers using comprehensive speech.
• Occasionally use math skills for computation of patient tests, budge and percentages.
• Occasionally be able to communicate effectively while using telephone skills and whispering.

Environmental Conditions:

• Constant indoor, patient environment.

Potential Hazards:

• Occasional exposure to infectious blood/body fluids and disease requiring isolation, red infectious waste, toxic/caustic chemical hazards and hazardous waste, needles/syringes/sharps, potential physical harm and moving mechanical parts while performing patient care.
• Psychological, Situational, Functional Factors:
• Sufficiently use interpersonal skills to work closely with others including patients, family members and coworkers.
• Frequently show flexibility in dealing with frequently changing tasks, schedule and requirements on your time.
• Frequently use problem solving and analyzing skills with speed, consistency and accuracy in job performance.
• Frequently work alone under stressful situations.
• Occasionally be able to commit to a job task for a period of time or with sustained concentration.
• Frequently be creative, be able to direct, plan or monitor activities of others, and be able to use judgment/decision making skills.
• Occasionally be able to manage conflict or difficult situations either with patients, family members or coworkers.