Occupational Therapist Pediatric Rehab

Rehabilitation Care OT

Coupeville, WA

Professional / Technical

Full-time, Days 8 hour, 5 Days/ Week

FTE 1

Posted 11/21/2025

Req # 16390

Work Location: Onsite

Job Summary

The Occupational Therapist – Pediatric Rehab is responsible for providing skilled occupational therapy services to our pediatric outpatient population. Must know how to organize and conduct medically prescribed occupational therapy programs. Provision of services / care will be pertinent to age and developmental level of the patient. Therapy services include the performance and analysis of tests and measurements to assess level of disability resulting from disease, injury or development. Develops initial and subsequent treatment programs, timely documenting and communicating findings to the patient/caregiver, the referring provider and/or hospital staff as appropriate. May assist with inpatient occupational therapy referrals as needed.

PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS includes the following, other duties may be assigned:

• Patient Assessment:
• Completes patient evaluation/assessment with patient and/or family/caregiver if applicable, to develop a treatment plan to most appropriately meet patient needs and payer requirements.
• Confers with provider as needed to discuss orders and/or patient abnormalities or concerns.
• Plan of Care:
• Develops a plan of care consistent with their assessment, MD orders and payer requirements, according to specific and measurable treatment goals, specifying expected outcomes within defined timeframe with the patient and family/caregiver if applicable.
• May recommend durable medical equipment and/or post discharge assistive devices or resources.
• Assess quality of care, patient progress, and modifies plan of care as needed with patient and family/caregiver if applicable.
• Care Provided:
• Completes treatment with patient including patient and/or family education if applicable within the time allotted in accordance with standards of care and evidence-based treatment interventions.
• Quality:
• Consistently identifies ways to improve processes, systems, and outcomes for patients and other customers. Recommends changes to improve existing services/operations and proposes new services that meet the needs of our customers.
• Patient and Family / Caregiver Education:
• Assesses need for patient/family instruction by reviewing their knowledge of disease, illness, injury, and readiness for or barriers to learning and provides patient/family education utilizing individual techniques based on patient/family needs.
• Evaluates instruction/education through monitoring learning process, seeking feedback from patient/family and further modifying instruction plan based on patient needs.
• Provides education related to use of durable medical equipment and other assisted devices.
• Documentation:
• Completes documentation for care provided as well as or any other patient care data in accordance with department policy. Ensures that documentation provides a clear picture of patient progress towards discharge goals, includes all therapy interventions, evaluates patient responses, complications and outcomes.
• Communicates information to peers and physician as indicated by patient's status. Completes documentation and charges in a timely manner.
  
  

Job Knowledge & Qualifications

Education

Graduate of a school of occupational therapy. Must be currently licensed in the state of Washington as an Occupational Therapist.

Training And Experience

A minimum of one (1) or more years of clinical experience as a therapist is preferred.

Pediatric Rehab Experience Preferred.

Knowledge of, and adherence to, the Code of Ethics of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Washington State Occupational Therapist license.

Valid Washington State Driver’s License. An out of state driver’s license will be acceptable in conjunction with a valid US Military ID

Current personal auto insurance and is insurable with the District’s insurance carrier.

Washington State driving record upon hire and may be subject to annual driving record checks based on facility insurance carrier requirements.

Current American Heart Association BLS HCP required.

Benefit Information and Wage Transparency: WhidbeyHealth Employees who work a 0.6 FTE or higher are categorized as, “benefit eligible”.

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Wage Range: $47.351 - $75.913

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