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Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs is a top-ranked hospital located in a top-ranked city.

With a regional team of more than 1,000 team members, Children's Colorado has been present in southern Colorado since 2001 and now has team members at five locations providing outpatient specialty care, emergency care, inpatient care and therapy care. Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs is the first pediatric-only hospital in the region and includes the region's only emergency department and operating rooms built just for kids and served by pediatric experts who have dedicated their lives to treating kids - and only kids - and who are directly linked to one of the country's leading pediatric academic medical centers.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That's why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child.

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The Occupational Therapist I provide occupational therapy services including evaluation, treatment, follow up and documentation using general competencies for inpatients and/or outpatients referred to the OT department. Provides supervision for therapy aides/assistants and students with specific patients or tasks as appropriate. Provides continuous consultation and education to families. The Occupational Therapist I is an entry level position in a Career Advancement Program (CAP).

Join our dynamic team at Telstar Therapy Care in Colorado Springs! We're seeking a skilled individual to provide essential support to our Feeding and Swallowing team.

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2 years of Occupational Therapy experience, along with expertise in assisting with feeding and swallowing challenges spanning from birth to 21 years of age. Experience in conducting feeding evaluations and treatments, including proficiency in bottle feeding, transitioning to solid foods, addressing challenges in solid food progression, and managing various feeding difficulties, is highly desirable.

If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families, we want to hear from you!

Department Name: Telstar Occupational Therapy
Job Status: 40 hrs/week
Shift: M-F, days

EDUCATION -Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy or related field of study.
CERTIFICATION(S) - BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPR
LICENSURE - Colorado State Registration for Occupational Therapy - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy; Credentialing must be completed by the Medical Staff Office (MSO) within 3 months of employment

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
* Neonate - <30 days
* Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
* Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
* Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
* School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
* Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
* Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Collaborates with the family, physicians, schools, and other providers to ensure continuum of care for the child and optimal clinical services.
2. Completes written documentation in accordance with department standards for format, location, and time frames.
3. Independently evaluates children from birth to 21 years of age, with a variety of diagnosis, in specialized programs, on inpatient and/or outpatient units. Incorporates principles of cultural-competence and family-centered care into clinical services.
4. Assists in achieving departmental financial budget targets.
5. Demonstrates leadership and participates in systematic, planned professional development to improve the clinical, educational, research, and advocacy goals of the department and hospital.
6. Provides consultation and education to families.
7. Treat children with a variety of diagnoses, and in specialized programs on inpatient and outpatient units. Incorporates principles of cultural-competence and family-centered care into clinical services. Seeks out appropriate mentoring/training and consults with relative Clinical Practice Specialist and/or assigned mentor for complex patient diagnoses.

SCOPE AND LEVEL
Guidelines: Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.
Complexity: Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.
Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non-routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.
Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

* Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good
* Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good
* Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
* Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
* Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
* General Activity: Sit: 1-2 hrs. per day
* Motion: Bend: 1/3 or more of time
* Motion: Carry: 1/3 or more of time
* Motion: Climb: 1/3 or more of time
* Motion: Crawl: 1/3 or more of time
* Motion: Lift: Light lifting regularly, moderate lifting occasionally.
* Motion: Pull: Up to 1/3 of time
* Motion: Push: Up to 1/3 of time
* Motion: Reach: 1/3 or more of time
* Motion: Squat/Crouch: 1/3 or more of time
* Others: Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census directly permits.
* Others: May assist in lifting, transporting and positioning of patients
* Use of Hands/Feet: Both Feet - Precise Motor Function (Or Fine Manipulation)
* Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands - Precise Motor Function (Or Fine Manipulation)
* Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 100 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time

WORK ENVIRONMENT
* Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Occasional.
* Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Frequent.
* Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
* Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.
* Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.
* Mental and Emotional Stress: Managing workload and system issues
* Mental Stress: multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, prioritizing

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.