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Occupational Therapist

LifeScape

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Posted/Updated: 7 days ago

Job Description

*  Full Time, Part Time, or PRN Opportunities Available *
* Pediatric Focus * No Non-Compete Contracts *

 

Are you an Occupational Therapist (OT) who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and their families and believes in treating the whole child? Do you enjoy problem-solving and finding creative, innovative solutions to challenging situations? Is working for a mission-based, culture-focused organization that values their employees important to you?

If so, we have an opportunity for YOU!

LifeScape is seeking a talented candidate to join our collaborative, interdisciplinary team as a full time, part time, or unscheduled part time (PRN) Occupational Therapist for inpatient, outpatient, or school-based services in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

LifeScape offers a supportive and fun working environment where you will be an integral part of helping children be the best that they can be! When you join the LifeScape team as an occupational therapist, you’ll be part of a community that is filled with people who care about their co-workers and believe collaboration is key to providing best of class care. LifeScape is a regional leader in pediatric therapy and serves children with a wide range of diagnoses and treatment needs, allowing you to explore a variety of specialty areas, including sensory, feeding, rehabilitation, constipation management, visual motor, CIMT, autism services, birth to three, outreach, and school-based therapy, just to name a few.

Our organizational culture is grounded by our mission of empowering people to live their best life. This includes you!  LifeScape fosters inclusion, collaboration, learning, and respect of all people and all roles. We are dedicated to innovation and professional development, helping team members gain new certifications and take their expertise to the next level. Our comprehensive benefit package includes health, dental and vision, 401K including match, and both sick and vacation time off, empowering you to have great work/life balance.  As a team member at LifeScape, you would support LifeScape’s vision to be an innovative organization, providing exceptional services and creative solutions for people with varied needs and complex care across their lifespan by demonstrating our values of integrity, compassion, respect, safety & wellbeing, fiscal responsibility, excellence, and accountability.

The LifeScape Advantage

Looking for something different? At LifeScape, we do things differently. We think differently. We treat differently. We strive for innovation, think outside the box, and work together for one goal – to improve the quality of life and outcomes of each child that we treat. If you’re ready to be a part of an organization that is changing the world of pediatric therapy, one child at a time, then apply for this job!

Want to work in multiple settings? Float positions are available and allow exposure to multiple pediatric therapy settings and patient populations, including inpatient, outpatient, and school-based settings.

Want to specialize in a particular area? Selected positions allow you to develop specialized training in the areas of feeding therapy, physical disability and rehabilitation, and school-based therapy. 

Need to work certain hours? We offer many flexible options for hours and schedule, depending on the position. Part-time and PRN hours are also available. Not sure if we have what you need – just ask! Sioux Falls – Outpatient, inpatient, and school-based positions available. School-based positions have an option for 44-52 weeks/year. Options for 8–12-hours/day and 30-40 hours/week for full time, depending on the position.

Love to collaborate? At LifeScape, you’ll work with one of the largest pediatric interdisciplinary teams in the region, alongside physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, behavior analysts, registered behavior technicians, psychologists, physiatrists, dieticians, and certified orthotist/prosthetists. Our unique interdisciplinary approach to care provides a positive, comprehensive experience for patients and allows you to learn from and collaborate with other experts in the field.

Have student loans? LifeScape is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

LifeScape is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program


Why Work For Us?

We are Mission-Driven

Our mission is: Empowering people to live their best lives.

We have a Vision for our future

LifeScape will be an innovative organization, providing exceptional services and creative solutions for people with varied needs and complex care across their life span. Through collaborative partnerships, LifeScape will become a destination for research, and the development, implementation, and training of technology-based solutions to improve the lives of people we support.

Our Values

Integrity - Compassion

Respect - Safety & Well-being - Fiscal Responsibility

Excellence - Accountability

Job Requirements
Masters or Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited OT school and current licensure in the state of South Dakota required. (Individuals who have obtained a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy in the past are grandfathered in and may apply.) Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required in appropriate state. Prior Occupational Therapy experience with pediatric population preferred.

Note: Job postings are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principle job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

LifeScape is an Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity Employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, or any other protected class.
LifeScape
Nicole Jensen
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605-444-9543

 

Benefit Package Includes: Competitive wages,  Flexible work schedules,  Dental insurance,  Health insurance, Vision Insurance,  Life insurance,  Short/Long term disability,  Paid holidays,  Accrued leave,  Retirement / Matching 401K