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Job Title

Occupational Therapist - Pediatric

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Childrens Hospital Rehabilitation

Department

Therapy Services-Children's Institute

Job Code

T29015

Shift

Variable

Schedule

8:00am-6:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

At Cleveland Clinic Children’s, our team brings expertise to each check-up, test and procedure to ensure every child receives the best possible care. When you join this family of caregivers, you will receive endless support and guidance as you find your place at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist to provide skilled, empathetic, and individualized direct patient care within our Pediatric Therapy Services team. This role supports patient access to high-quality therapy services and emphasizes teamwork, innovation, and safe, patient-centered care. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic about working with children, communicate effectively, and demonstrate flexibility, creativity, empathy, and a strong commitment to continuous professional growth. Pediatric experience is preferred.

Occupational Therapists at Cleveland Clinic work as part of a specialized, collaborative team within a large, respected organization. Employees benefit from a diverse pediatric caseload, a supportive team environment, excellent health care coverage, additional benefits, and a strong retirement plan—offering both professional fulfillment and long-term stability.

A caregiver in this position works 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. and requires flexibility to float between locations to cover maternity leaves and paid time off. A Saturday weekend commitment is required, with caregivers signing up for six Saturdays per year during the first year and four Saturdays in the second year, followed by two Saturdays in the third year.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Evaluate and treat patients with physical, emotional, cognitive and/or psychosocial deficits which impact their abilities to successfully perform independent living skills.
• Assess patient 's ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills and design the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment.
• Implement the treatment plan using appropriate modalities and document subjective and objective findings of patient progress.
• Educate the patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits.
• Direct and supervise the activities of support personnel.
• Act a clinical instructor or participate in the education and evaluation of students.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association
• Current Ohio licensure as an Occupational Therapist (OT)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Experience working with children

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.
• Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.
• Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.
• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
• Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
• Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.
• Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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