Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT)

Make a difference every day at Amoskeag Health, where we believe strong healthcare begins with strong human connections! Were hiring a remote/hybrid Pediatric SLP or Pediatric OT! Specialty Focus: Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing ~ Opportunities Available Across Multiple NH Regions ~ Monadnock Region (Keene, NH) Preferred; Nashua & Laconia Regions also considered Who You Are: Amoskeag Health is seeking a dedicated part-time New Hampshire-Licensed Speech Pathologist or Occupational Therapist serving children and youth with a variety of nutritional and feeding difficulties. You provide services within a consultative model to children from birth to age 21 as part of the state-wide Nutrition, Feeding, and Swallowing Program. Program services include evaluation, follow-up visits, development of safe eating plans, and coordination of swallow studies. You are comfortable providing services in the childs natural environment, including homes, schools, and daycare facilities. Visits are done in tandem with a dietitian partner. What You'll Do: 1. Independently assesses and treats children with feeding and swallowing delays and disorders. Performs complex and specialized patient evaluations and therapeutic interventions. 2. Develops a treatment plan and monitors progress for each child on his/her caseload. 3. Collects patient background and medical history for diagnostic and treatment purposes. 4. Able to interpret modified barium swallow test results to best implement a treatment plan of care. 5. Maintains thorough, up-to-date treatment notes and develops appropriate home programs for clients when applicable. 6. Prepares feeding and swallowing reports that incorporate evidence-based practice and meet the requirements of reimbursement by private third-party insurers and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations. 7. Provides consultation to other medical professionals in the management of patient evaluations, therapeutic intervention planning and/or therapeutic interventions requiring specialized skill. 8. Supplies information to the Billing and Reimbursement Specialist to ensure insurance authorization can be secured prior to a patient visit. 9. Submits timely and complete documentation to support billing and reimbursement of all services. 10. Maintains patient and family confidentiality. Complies with HIPAA security and privacy regulations as outlined by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services . 11. Attends team meetings and supervision sessions and completes all mandatory trainings.