Job Information
The University of Chicago Occupational Therapist - JR25694-3800 in Chicago, Illinois
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BSD PED - Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
About the Department
The Section of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP), within the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago and Comer Children\'s Hospital is a center of excellence for the diagnosis and management of children with disabilities across developmental domains, including: motor, communicative, sensory, developmental, genetic, neurological, learning, and behavior disorders. The Section includes three Developmental and Behavioral Pediatric faculty members, two childhood trauma psychologists, three DBP subspecialty fellows, and nursing support. The Section provides interdisciplinary assessment and management to optimize child functioning, support families, and maximize prevention strategies across health, education, and community care systems. The Section serves as a resource for primary care practitioners, subspecialists, and community professional agencies for children at high risk for having suboptimal educational outcomes and those with complex medical and/or behavioral challenges. Their collective clinical expertise is coupled with research, educational endeavors, advocacy, and public policy activities geared to ensuring that children receive the information and supports for long-term success. The faculty\'s clinical expertise, research contributions, and leadership roles within communities and professional organizations are recognized at the local, regional, national, and international levels. The clinical services provided by the Section include, but are not limited to, interdisciplinary diagnostic assessment of children enrolled in Early Intervention and diagnostic and treatment for children with a diverse array of delays and disabilities with origin in childhood (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disability, feeding disorders, etc.).
This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.
Job Summary
DBP is seeking a halftime, benefits eligible Occupational Therapist to deliver services to children being cared for in our clinical practice. This work may be done both independently as an individual provider establishing their practice and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The Occupational Therapist will also serve as a core interventionist for the Let\'s E.A.T. (Eating with Assistive Technology) study, an interdisciplinary hybrid virtual/in person intervention to support oral feeding for infants with feeding tubes and tracheostomies, funded through the Gerber Foundation.
Responsibilities
In-person enrollment and exit assessments with study participants; the Occupational Therapist will complete clinical sensory and feeding assessments.
During interval virtual assessments, the Occupational Therapist will complete clinical sensory and feeding assessments.
The Occupational Therapist will lead bi-weekly virtual therapy appointments, some interdisciplinary with the speech/language pathologist, for each participant in the intervention group.
Deliver services for children cared for within the Early Intervention Outreach Program.
The Occupational Therapist will hold an independent clinic for patients with diverse delays and disabilities including, but not limited to: oral aversion, feeding aversion, autism spectrum disorder, developmental coordination disorder. He/she will see patients for both initial assessment and ongoing therapies.
Working either individually or as a team member, evaluate hildren age birth through teenage years with delays or disabilities in independent functioning.
Recommends developmental interventions to improve sensory integration, fine motor, visual motor, adaptive skills, handwriting, and dexterity.
Evaluates children\'s capabilities, recommends, and provides therapy. Develops and implements individual intervention plans for outpatient therapy and makes additional recommendations to the development of IFSPs and IEPs and 504 plans.
Provides direct services to support the child\'s individual development of skills for daily living. Assists the team in the development of appropriate individual goals and objectives supporting maximal therapeutic trajectories appropriate to each child\'s individual needs.
Follows treatment programs and goals for improved patient function, participation, and family well-being.
Participates in case conferences to ensure coordinated and comprehensive plans for care of the child and communicating these plans to the child\'s family.
Identifies and arranges for other necessary supports or accommodations required for continued developmental achievements.
Communicates with other professional staff and the child\'s family support system to provide continuity of care.
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