Description

Position: ESIT Occupational Therapist

• $46,346.25 - $110,098, Depending on Experience and Hours/Week
• Encompass Child Development Center, 9050 384th Ave SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065
• PT/FT work schedule available, ranging from 25-40 hours per week with benefits
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Company paid Life/AD&D, EAP, Wellness
• IRA & IRA Matching
• Vacation/Sick Leave
• 11 Paid Holidays, plus bonus week of company PTO
• Build a flexible schedule with a team of providers
• Home visits with local travel; telehealth availability

Our ESIT (Early Support for Infants and Toddlers) Team is hiring an Occupational Therapist to work with children birth to three and their families! Join our team of providers and our mission as we partner with families to build healthy foundations and community where all children thrive.

You will be joining a team that is focused on holistic, wrap-around care to meet the critical individual needs of the developing child and support for the family. You will be working with a team of providers offering multidisciplinary care in a community that connects with, encourages, and builds relationships with one another.

Scope: The ESIT Occupational Therapist is responsible for the planning and implementation of therapeutic services in conjunction with the early intervention team providing a treatment plan supporting the functional development of a child’s ability to complete daily living activities. The Occupational Therapist works with families and their children ages birth to three years old in the child’s natural environment which may include home, childcare, or other community-based settings using a parent coaching model. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Caseload Management/Record Keeping:

• Develop on-going individualized goals and regular progress reports
• Complete written daily treatment notes and billing in a timely manner to document services rendered
• Monitor and track caseload requirements with on-going new referrals
• Participate in staff development/training opportunities
• Maintain high standards of confidentiality, attendance, and flexibility, while working cooperatively with supervisors and other employees.
• Other duties as assigned

Direct Service/Teamwork:

• Provide services to children and families, offering parent participation during treatment to encourage parent involvement and training
• Provide parent/family coaching support
• Evaluate children for program qualification
• Include parents in decision making opportunities at progress report/reassessment periods
• Participate with team members on a regular basis and provide inter-disciplinary consultations with other providers as needed
• Demonstrate a desire to identify, gain knowledge in and awareness of individual experiences and societal oppressions that impact ESIT families/caregivers and children in underserved populations centered around race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, belief systems, physical/mental/neurodevelopment differences, marital status, and gender.
• Commitment to the Encompass Culture Charter
• Supervise interns as needed

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program with valid Washington State license
• Pass Washington State DSHS criminal history and background check and FBI fingerprint check if not in state for more than the past 3 years
• Infant and child CPR, first aid, and blood borne pathogens training within 90 days of hire
• Valid Washington State driver’s license and vehicle insurance

Preferred:

• Early Intervention experience
• At least one year of pediatric experience
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This is an active job requiring lifting up to 25-30 lbs, frequently squatting, sitting on the floor and active work with children.

Encompass is a private nonprofit serving the Snoqualmie Valley and Issaquah communities for over 50 years. Our mission is to partner with families to build healthy foundations for children. We believe what happens early in life matters. We offer high quality, leading edge early childhood educational and therapeutic services to all children in our communities.

Disclaimer: The information in this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees in this job.

Encompass is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on gender, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, age, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.