Early Intervention Occupational Therapist

St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children is one of the nation’s premier providers of intensive rehabilitation and specialized care for children with special needs and life-limiting conditions. The largest pediatric post-acute care provider of its kind in the region, St. Mary's treats 4,000 children each day through our hospital, Home Care and Community Programs in the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and beyond. Following hospitalizations for complications from premature birth, illness and injury, or when special services are needed, children and their families come to St. Mary's to receive exceptional care, learn to manage their condition, and achieve a better quality of life.

Early Intervention Occupational Therapist

The ideal candidate will be an integral member of the core evaluation team. This person will be responsible for evaluations throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and LI.  Typically evaluations will be conducted as part of the evaluation team.  Team evaluations will involve travel to and from appointments in a SMH System Van with other team members: Physical Therapist, Speech Therapist, Special Instructor, and/or Social Worker.  There may also be instances of an individual conducting an independent evaluation during which time he/she will travel to this appointment independently (travel, toll and parking will be reimbursed).  This person will also be responsible for representing the team at initial meetings in regional offices and summarizing all portions of evaluations.

Ideal candidate will possess a College degree and be a licensed Occupational Therapist in New York State

EI evaluations and standardized testing experience required; Early Intervention Department of Health approval a plus

Pediatric experience a must; Bilingual a plus