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SUMMARY: This position is accountable for the assessment, treatment, and management of patients with acute or congenital hand conditions affecting functional independence and active participation in daily living.  Participates in professional growth activities and ongoing education intended to develop and improve patient care delivery.  Functions as part of a strong, growing, multidisciplinary hand team.

Occupational Therapy is based on performing the meaningful activities of daily life. Therapists work to enable or enhance the ability of infants, children, or people of any age to complete the tasks that are pertinent to their life stage to the best of their ability.  OT's help infants and children gain abilities in fine motor, feeding, visual-motor, sensory-motor, self-care, and overall developmental skills. Occupational Therapy here at Valley Children’s Healthcare provides services in all inpatient areas throughout the hospital including Rehab, PICU and NICU, in addition to our Outpatient Clinic.  Our OT's also offer support to several specialty clinics including, High Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic, Rheumatology Clinic, Neuromuscular Clinic, Hypertonicity Clinic, Comprehensive Hand Clinic, and Rehab Follow-up Clinic.   Our highly trained occupational therapists evaluate and treat a variety of diagnoses that may include: upper extremity/hand injuries, prematurity, feeding dysfunction, traumatic brain injury, Down Syndrome and other genetic diagnoses, Cerebral Palsy and other neurological disorders, developmental delay, autism, and sensory-motor disorders.

Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

EXPERIENCE:

• Applicable pediatric experience of 6 months or greater is preferred.
• Bilingual skills desirable.

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• 4-year College Degree in Occupational Therapy required, Master's Degree preferred. 
• Current California Occupational Therapy license required.
• HeartCode Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer into position required.
• National Board of Occupational Therapist certification is preferred.
• Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) preferred. 

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Disclaimer:  Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.