Full-Time Occupational Therapist - Michigan Pediatric Therapy
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
About the Job
Michigan Pediatric Therapy is a facility that specializes in providing alternative approaches to everyday treatment for pediatrics. Michigan Pediatric Therapy is committed to kindness and compassion to keep children’s progress moving forward toward the place they would love to be.
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality
- Select and adapt the appropriate per-case occupational therapy treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions
- Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in neuromuscular and picky feeding skills
- Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components
- Assess Sensory skills and level of development
- Apply techniques with infant feeding difficulty
- Guide and educate family members and caregivers
- Observe, note, and report on the progress of long and short-term treatment goals
- Collect data and document processes following appointment
Skills:
- Proven working experience as an occupational therapist
- Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapy
- Hands-on experience with computer programs and creative media
- Familiarity with Occupational therapy assessment- BOT-2, Peabody, Sensory testing
- Feeding experience necessary
- Experience in oral motor interventions.
- Experience with Pediatrics in a clinical setting
- Experience in sensory theory and treatment
About Michigan Pediatric Therapy
Our mission is to offer families a warm and supportive environment where they can learn about their child’s developmental needs and how to nurture their child’s capacity to succeed through occupational and craniosacral therapy. Our aim is to help children reach their potential by treating the whole child using techniques learned from experience and directed by evidence-based practices.
About Michigan Pediatric Therapy:
Our mission is to offer families a warm and supportive environment where they can learn about their child’s developmental needs and how to nurture their child’s capacity to succeed through occupational and craniosacral therapy. Our aim is to help children reach their potential by treating the whole child using techniques learned from experience and directed by evidence-based practices.
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