Occupational Therapist

Cortica is looking for an Occupational Therapist to join its growing multi-disciplinary team!
We are a rapidly growing healthcare company pioneering the most effective treatment methods for children with neurodevelopmental differences. Our mission is to design and deliver life-changing care – one child, one family, one community at a time. Ultimately, we envision a world that cultivates the full potential of every child. At Cortica, every team member is instrumental in helping us achieve our mission!
Our culture and values guide how we work and treat one another. Cortica celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment, seeking ideas and opinions from everyone on the team. We safeguard equal rights and respect for all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status or other applicable, legally protected characteristics. All Cortica employment decisions are made based on an individual’s qualifications and ability to successfully perform the job responsibilities.
What will you do?
Establish occupational therapy treatment goals through dynamic and standardized assessment tools
Consult closely with multi-disciplinary team members to create collaborative treatment plans and integrative strategies
Provide individual therapy sessions as well as group and/or co-treats with other disciplines as therapeutically appropriate
Maintain patient records, documentation, and appropriate billing in accordance with federal and state regulations and company policy to ensure excellent standard of care
Provide play based and goal-based interventions to promote sensory processing, regulation, and skill development in daily occupations
Facilitate functional and stimulating experiences to target and achieve individualized goals
Devise strategies and supports to help the individual more fully engage in activities of daily living
Collaborate with the individual and family to understand their values, interests, and goals
Implement programming that considers all aspects of the child, inclusive of, but not limited to sensorimotor, cognitive, communicative, recreational, and social activities
Contribute to program development
Educate patients, families, team members, and caregivers on home programs that complement treatment
Expect to deliver at least 27 hours of direct patient care each week, excluding time for training, documentation, and administrative meetings
In this role you are occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Team members must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.