Occupational Therapist - Therapeutic Preschool

Ability KC brings together Children’s Therapeutic Learning Center and the Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City, with longstanding reputations of successfully serving thousands of individuals with disabilities and their families through medical rehabilitation, a therapeutic preschool and employment services.

Who We Are: Ability KC is built on a strong founding legacy that continues to inspire the work done each day for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Since 1947, Ability KC has been providing highly specialized care to address the needs of individuals with high medical complexities as related to stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputations, developmental disabilities and a variety of rare and complex disabilities in the Kansas City community. With long tenured staff, specialized certifications and CARF accreditation, our teams provide expert services rooted in education, research and industry best practices. Like nowhere else, Ability KC builds relationships among our teams and those we serve as we build a community of support to propel individuals towards their unique goals to reach their greatest potential.

Our Mission: Our mission is to build brighter futures for children and adults with disabilities by providing comprehensive educational, vocational and therapeutic services.

Our Culture: We emphasize the well-being of every individual, ensuring there is meaning in what we do each day, with dedication to quality relationships, security in our finances, vibrancy in our physical and mental health and fervent pride in contributions to our community. Our culture is built on three pillar principles – make a positive impact every day, embrace legacy and innovation and together we rise.

What We Offer: Winter Break for Holiday & Family Time!

Retirement Benefits Eligible to All Employees

Leave Benefits That Include :

Wellness and Care Leave

PTO

Extended Sick Leave

Sabbatical Leave- For Qualifying Positions

We offer a Comprehensive Benefit Package that includes :

Paid Life Insurance

Paid LTD

HSA or FSA options

We are a Monday– Friday Outpatient Service

Ability KC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Background and post offer drug screenings required.

JOB OVERVIEW:

· Responsible for assessment and treatment of daily living activities including self-care, assistive devices as well as a strong emphasis on feeding and related oral motor skills, oral aversion and defensiveness.

· Addresses fine motor skills including motor control, pre-writing, handwriting and bilateral integration.

· Addresses visual skills including visual perception, visual motor, eye hand coordination, and ocular motility.

· Evaluates and treats sensory processing skills in the areas of self-regulation, attention, body awareness, sensory defensiveness and praxis.

· Family/primary caregiver training and education.

· Collaborates with teaching staff on an on-going basis to address classroom goals and needs for individual children.

· Other duties as assigned. Functional supervision of support staff.

PRIMARY TASKS & DUTIES

· Provide screening, evaluation and treatment of children age’s birth to 8 years with a variety of developmental delays and disabilities to maximize their potential. Older children may be seen contractually through a school district.

· Complete require paperwork for third party payers and to document services provided.

· Responsible for services in preschool, home and other natural environments, on an outpatient basis and school district settings.

· Complete thorough documentation of evaluation, daily treatment notes and charger, progress notes and discharges in a timely and comprehensive manner.

· Work as an integral member of the transdisciplinary treatment team.

· Supervision of Level I and Level II Fieldwork students from local universities.

· Periodically plan and provide in-service presentations to preschool staff.

EDUCATION:

Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited school preferred.

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited school required.

EXPERIENCE:

· 2 years experience with evidence of success in the evaluation and treatment of young children with disabilities and/or developmental delays preferred.

· Experience providing aquatic therapy preferred.

· Proficiency in working with early intervention, early childhood and school age populations.