Join our dynamic team at Kennedy Krieger Institute as a Floater Occupational Therapist! Are you ready to dive into a role where you can make a real difference in the lives of children and adolescents? This is your opportunity to work in both outpatient and inpatient settings, providing top-quality occupational therapy services. If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for helping others, we want you on our team! Apply now and be a part of something truly special at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Let's change lives together!

This position will be involved in working with numerous OT departments and medical clinics.

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Occupational Therapy Department | Kennedy Krieger Institute

• Perform evaluation and subsequent planning, execution, and supervision of therapy programs for persons with sensory motor or neuromotor dysfunction. 
• Participate in intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary training programs for affiliating students, staff, and community agencies, clinical supervision of OT, OT students, COTAs, and volunteers/aides, and maintain appropriate patient records.
• Responsible for administrative and supervisory responsibilities include ensuring compliance with departmental and organizational policies and procedures, performance appraisals, goals setting, progressive discipline, work/leave schedules and day-to-day workplace interventions and problem resolution. 
• Responsible for at least one specific clinical/research/administrative component within the Occupational Therapy (OT) Department (i.e. Spina Bifida clinic, Seating clinic, Autism clinic, AT clinic, Downs’ clinic, Rett Syndrome clinic, etc.) and may participate in clinical research within identified program area.

• Attend Supervisory Boot camp or related HR sponsored trainings, generally within 6-12 months of promotion.
• Must possess and maintain license to practice Occupational Therapy in the state of Maryland.
• Successful completion of national registration exam.
• *Individual must demonstrate competence across all age groups due to the diversity of the children and families served by the Institute.
• *Clinical care focus is on the neonate, pediatric, and adolescent populations, as well as some adults with disabilities.

• Graduate of an accredited program in Occupational Therapy with a minimum basic Masters in Occupational Therapy.

• Five years’ licensed OT experience with a focus on the population served at Kennedy Krieger
• Completed course work and trainings in leadership, supervision and advanced clinical practice

Kennedy Krieger Institute offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, tuition reimbursement, free parking and child care subsidies! In addition, we offer rich professional development opportunities. Now offering a New Student Debt Relief Program!

EOE/M/F/D/V

We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are a healthcare institution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we serve.