LyTorre is The Difference – in step with patients and families to build connections and trust.LyTorre is The Difference
Learn More
Therapist
Occupational Therapist Clinical Specialist
Houston, TX, US
We’re hunting for an Occupational Therapist Clinical Specialist, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will plan, evaluate, organize, and implement Occupational Therapy (OT) treatment programs in a developmentally and age-appropriate manner for patients ages 0 - adulthood.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Performs patient care and related activities.
- Completes patient evaluations and reassessments in accordance with hospital and department guidelines.
- Develops an individualized plan of care based upon evaluation/reassessment findings according to hospital and departmental guidelines.
- In collaboration with patients and family, develop measurable long term and short-term goals.
- Performs patient care and related activities within the scope of their training and responsibilities. Demonstrates advanced clinical competencies in an area of specialty
- Manages schedule effectively to maintain productivity expectations per departmental guidelines.
- Participates in ongoing communication and collaboration with other members of the patient's interdisciplinary care team. Coordinates treatment plan with all parties involved in the patient's care.
- Monitors patient response to treatment intervention.
- Recommends appropriate adaptive equipment.
- Recommends termination of treatment when appropriate.
- Communicates effectively with Patient, Family, Therapy Manager, department staff, physicians, and other health care professionals to promote quality patient care.
- All tasks are characterized by the ability to automatically analyze the clinical situation and evaluate priorities but rely on conscious application of clinical "rules and principles". All tasks are focused and methodical.
- Coordinates treatment plan with all parties involved in the patient's care.
- Provides clinical support to assigned outpatient clinic or specialty program.
- Provides instruction/education to patients and families/care givers.
- Document information in patient medical record and billing.
- Participates in staff and student development.
Skills & Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy
- Required OT - Occupational Therapist by the State of Texas
- Required 2 years of Pediatric, women's health, orthopedics, or sports medicine clinical experience or1 year of Pediatric, women's health, orthopedics, or sports medicine residency
About Texas Children’s
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation’s first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit
texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at
infinitepassion.org.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
