Occupational Therapist I

With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.

A small, strong program devoted to the developmental, gross and fine motor, sensory, motor planning, handwriting, language, speech, feeding, and function through the early years (mainly 2-4 year olds up to 12 years old), Parents are educated and decision-makers in their child’s care.  Strong focus on team approach with other professionals.  An “Anything is Possible” outlook guides our work with each child and family.

HEAD SHAPE and/or INFANT FEEDING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

• Complete evaluation, treatment, consultation, and discharge planning for infants and children in an outpatient clinic in accordance with licensure and clinic requirements
• Creating and carrying out individualized treatment plans that address needs and goals.
• Training program to learn holistic and thorough approach to infant feeding, torticollis, plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, cranial banding, and sensory and developmental progression of motor skills and function. Documentation in EMR
• Detailed and thorough communication with child’s healthcare providers through progress reports, phone calls, or other forms of communication
• Assess and make recommendations regarding appropriate assistive technology/adaptive equipment as needed
• Teach parent education classes on Tummy Time and More; Learn to Crawl.
• Help develop new programs and/or services
• Participate in training and staff meetings
• Other duties as assigned

SENSORY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

• Complete evaluation, treatment, consultation, and discharge planning with caseload of mainly 18 months to 5 years with some children up to approximately age 12 in an outpatient clinic in accordance with licensure and clinic requirements
• Creating and carrying out individualized treatment plans that address needs and goals.
• Training program to learn holistic and thorough approach to care.
• Caseload includes toddlers and preschoolers and early elementary sensory, fine motor, handwriting; motor planning; emotional regulation; visual motor; routines of daily living; and developmental progression of motor skills and function.
• Documentation in EMR
• Detailed and thorough communication with child’s healthcare providers through progress reports, phone calls, or other forms of communication
• Assess and make recommendations regarding appropriate assistive technology/adaptive equipment as needed
• Help develop new programs and/or services such as camps in the summer
• Participate in training and staff meetings
• All other duties as assigned

Sensory Occupational Therapist

• Master’s degree from accredited Occupational Therapy program
• 3+ years prior experience with primarily a sensory caseload.
• Zone of Regulation and SOS or substitutions continuing education classes taken preferred.
• NBCOT certification
• Current state licensure in good standing, where required

Head Shape and/or Infant Feeding Occupational Therapist

• Master’s degree from accredited Occupational Therapy program
• 3+ years prior experience with infants to 3-year-olds
• Experience with infants to 3-year-olds preferred
• NBCOT certification
• Current state licensure in good standing, where required

• Must have, or be eligible to obtain, a valid driver’s license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger’s Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures. 

• Deep understanding of human anatomy, function, and performance patterns, combined with the ability to assess and treat individuals with physical, cognitive, or developmental challenges through tailored activities of daily living (ADLs) to improve their overall well-being and participation in life roles
• Effective communication skills for accurate, concise, and organized oral and written presentation and reports to patient and staff.
• Ability to instruct clinical and non-clinical personnel and customers on objectives of patient care services.
• Active listening, reading and comprehension skills for analyzing reports, charts and correspondence.
• Ability to assess patient condition and advise physician on treatment options.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build professional relationships with physicians, therapists and patients.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Effective organizational, time management and planning skills.
• Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
• Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

• Competitive Compensation Packages
• 8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays
• PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401k Savings and Retirement Plan
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents
• Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Mentorship Programs- Mentor and Mentee
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance by Location
• Relocation Assistance
• Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities
• Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger’s BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest

Hanger, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. All conditions and privileges of employment are administered to all employees without discrimination or harassment because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, special disabled veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. The company will comply with all applicable state or local fair employment laws that forbid discrimination or harassment on the basis of other protected characteristics. Retaliation against any employee for filing or supporting a complaint of discrimination or harassment is prohibited.

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