Job Description

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Location - 395 Liberty Street, , Springfield, MA, 01104, United States
Job Category - Professional Services, Health Care, Nonprofit - Social Services
Employee Type - Full-Time
Required Degree - 4 Year Degree

Description

Join our team as we empower lives and restore independence!

Are you a compassionate Occupational Therapist ready to make a meaningful impact?

We are seeking a dynamic individual who thrives on helping others achieve their full potential.

Join us in, fostering growth, and promoting wellness in a supportive environment. If you're passionate about transforming lives, we want to hear from you!

The Occupational Therapist in Early Intervention works with children birth to 3 years of age and their families in the family home or other community setting such as daycare centers. The Occupational Therapist provides assessment, treatment planning, and direct services to the children and families. The Occupational Therapist works with the family to create an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) based on the families' concerns and desired goals for their child and then works collaboratively and creatively to help the child meet those goals.

Your experience, knowledge and great skills will support the Early Intervention program with the following:

Providing in home and community outreach services to children and families.
Maintaining documentation of activities with and for the children and families including
well written reports of developmental assessments, notes of all services provided to the child and families.
Providing play-based services with children on the floor, in playgrounds, and other places where children play in their natural environment.
Completing discipline specific assessments of the individual child's functioning.
Assessing individual children's needs for additional equipment and creates supporting documentation needed by insurance companies to secure the equipment for the child.
Working collaboratively with other EI team members to complete Developmental Assessment such as Battelle Developmental Inventory.

Who are we?

Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.

What are we looking for in a Occupational Therapist?

Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral Degree in Occupational Therapy required.
Licensed Occupational Therapist in Massachusetts.
Valid Driver's License, safe driving record, and vehicle available for all working hours.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.

Additional Information

Reason for Opening - New Position
Schedule Days - Weekdays
Schedule (Days/Time) - (M-F; 8am-4:30pm) flexible schedule
# of Hours Per Week - 40