Occupational Therapist

Nemours Children's Health is hiring a full-time, Occupational Therapist in Wilmington, Delaware.

This is a great opportunity to join a busy and growing Therapy team.

We provide occupational therapy, evaluation for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, ranging in age from birth to 17.


* Demonstrates proficiency in the care of all ages: pediatrics and adolescents.

Demonstrates proficiency in the care of neonates as required by assignment.


* Able to provide occupational therapy services to a variety of patient types with recognition of his/her own limitations while seeking appropriate mentorship as needed.


* Completes timely documentation as required by departmental policy #7980.3.3, Joint Commission, and CARF standards.


* Attends meetings related to patient treatment and contributes to discussion as an interdisciplinary team member.


* Consults with other services, families, and outside agencies to recommend durable medical equipment, home/school modifications and transitional therapy program prior to discharge from therapy.


* Maintains knowledge of and familiarity with insurance referral/authorization process and documentation requirements related to therapy services.


* Completes all mandatory training; may include, but not limited to safety, infection control, corporate compliance, HIPAA, bioterrorism, CPR and program specific respiratory training.


* Participates in weekend inpatient coverage rotation.

Job Requirements


* Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy or its equivalent from an ACOTE accredited university required.


* Minimum of three (3) to six (6) months experience required.

New graduates will be considered based on educational experiences.


* State of Delaware Occupational Therapist License required upon hire.


* A second Occupational Therapist License will be required for PA or NJ.

Must submit license or proof of application submission within 2 weeks of job acceptance, but this second license is not required to be active at the start of employment.

All clinical staff will maintain dual licensure.


* Pennsylvania clearances are required upon hire for those with a Pennsylvania license.


* American Heart Association BLS certification required within 6 months of date of hire and must be maintained for duration of employment.


* Member of professional specialty organizations (AOTA, State Occupational Therapy Assoc.) preferred.


* Clinical affiliation and/or work experience in pediatrics preferred.

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About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system.

With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida.

Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affili...