Pediatric Occupational Therapist Job at Michigan Pediatric Therapy, Farmington Hills, MI

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  • Michigan Pediatric Therapy
  • Farmington Hills, MI

Job Description

Michigan Pediatric Therapy is a small business with a big heart. Are you looking for a place to increase your skills? We believe in helping therapist grow. Because as your grow your skills, your impact on the children you work with increases. Making a difference with Compassion, is what we do! We work with children 0-12 years old

Sensory Children- We start with children who cry, tantrum, and struggle then change their processing to bring laughter to all the family with successful experiences.

Feeding Therapy- Many of our children start with only eating gummy bears, goldfish and chicken nuggets. With a commitment to change, we advance children eating skills to sushi, steak, lobster. (One of our graduate's favorite foods now!)

Babies- Many babies come to us unable to breastfeed or bottle feed. Momma cry, babies cry and frustration increases. Our mission is to bring smiles to both and achieve success with baby gaining weight and drinking successfully. By doing this, we stop the picky eating cycle early and it never becomes a thing!

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist or Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant with a love for children who is willing to do what it takes, to change the lives of children forever. Is that you?

Professional Responsibilities
  • State license in Occupational therapy and national board certified in Occupational therapy
  • 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
  • Assessment and treatment of patient population 
  • Guide and educate family members and caregivers
  • Observe, note, and report on progress of long- and short-term treatment goals
  • Collect data and document processes following appointment

Professional Skills

  • Proven working experience as occupational therapist
  • Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapy
  • Familiarity with Occupational therapy assessment- BOT-2, Peabody, Sensory testing  
  • Assessment and treatment oral motor/ feeding interventions. (we will provide training)
  • Experience with Pediatrics in clinical setting
  • Assess and treat Sensory skills and level of development (we will provide training)
  • Apply techniques with infant feeding difficulty (we will provide training)

Are you ready to make a difference for children? Start your impact on our community today by applying!

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.

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement,

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