Occupational Therapist, Outpatient Pediatrics - Galveston (up to 19 hrs/wk) **League City, Texas, United States** **New** Therapy Services UTMB Health Requisition # 2404443 **EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE** **Minimum Qualifications:** + Master’s degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program. + Licensed or eligible for license in the State of Texas. + No experience required **JOB DESCRIPTION** Directs the evaluation, development, coordination, and implementation of occupational therapy intervention provided to patients. Serves as a patient advocate assuring the delivery of occupational therapy meets legal, ethical and institutional standards while adhering to the philosophy, objectives, policies and procedures of the department and the organization. **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS** + Provides evaluation, treatment and discharge planning to patients relative to age, culture and condition in assigned clinical area. + Documents patient evaluation, treatment progress and billing, appropriately in the medical record. Documentation must meet peer review requirements. + Communicates pertinent patient information with the patient, family members, physicians, team members, and other disciplines. + Participates in rounds, clinics and case conferences as assigned. + Meets required competencies for assigned area. + Delegates duties and monitor service delivery appropriately to COTA, Rehabilitation Aide. + Supervises students as requested (at least 1 year of experience) + Participates in and provide in-service/continuing education/ research opportunities. + Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure. + Performs related duties as required. **Equal Employment Opportunity** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation