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Job Title

Occupational Therapist - Pediatric - Feeding Program

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Childrens Hospital Rehabilitation

                     

Department

Feeding Program-Children's Institute

                      

Job Code

T29015

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:30am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

At Cleveland Clinic Children’s, our team brings expertise to each check-up, test and procedure to ensure every child receives the best possible care. When you join this family of caregivers, you will receive endless support and guidance as you find your place at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

As an OT in the Pediatric Feeding Program, you assist the Feeding team, working to improve oral motor and sensory skills, address swallowing disorders and introduce behavioral and/or anxiety management techniques. Ultimately, these efforts help maximize their confidence in performing self-care, tackling daily activities and living a happy life. You also have the opportunity to explore the numerous educational and professional resources offered at Cleveland Clinic, providing another avenue through which to develop your skills and expertise. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:30AM – 5:00PM 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Evaluate and treat patients with physical, emotional, cognitive and/or psychosocial deficits which impact their abilities to successfully perform independent living skills. 
• Assess patient ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills and design the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment. 
• Implement the treatment plan using appropriate modalities and document subjective and objective findings of patient progress. 
• Educate the patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits. 
• Direct and supervise the activities of support personnel. 
• Act a clinical instructor or participate in the education and evaluation of students. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association 
• Current Ohio licensure as an Occupational Therapist (OT) 
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Healthcare Provider Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Experience in Feeding Programs 
• Experience working with children under seven  

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Physical Requirements:

• Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.
• Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.
• Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.
• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
• Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
• Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.
• Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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