Occupational Therapist in Neonatal Intensive Care
4 days ago
The Occupational Therapist will work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide assessment, intervention, and follow-up/evaluation for infants with occupational performance challenges related to neurodevelopmental concerns and their families.
This may be on a direct, consultative, or monitoring basis. The Occupational Therapist will collaborate with the Neonatal Care Team to support parents in reading and responding to infant feeding readiness cues to promote the co-occupation of feeding in the neonatal unit and following transition to home.
The Occupational Therapist is also responsible for developmental assessment and intervention, positioning, parent education, pain management, ADLs, discharge planning for home, etc. The Occupational Therapist liaises with clients/families and team members to ensure continuity of care.
The Occupational Therapist provides supervision to Rehabilitation Assistants as appropriate. The successful Occupational Therapist will be responsible for staying current on best practices.
Responsibilities- Providing assessment, intervention, and follow-up/evaluation for infants with occupational performance challenges
- Collaborating with the Neonatal Care Team to support parents in reading and responding to infant feeding readiness cues
- Developing and implementing individualized plans to meet the needs of infants and their families
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