Sutter Health·Berkeley, California
The role involves assessing, planning, and participating in rehabilitative programs for medically complex infants in the NICU to promote optimal development by addressing physical, sensory, and feeding challenges. This includes tailoring therapeutic interventions and educating parents on supporting their baby's developmental needs.
We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!
Make a lasting impact from the very beginning of life. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is seeking a compassionate and highly skilled Occupational Therapist – NICU to join our specialized neonatal team. In this unique role, you will help support the growth, development, and long-term outcomes of premature and medically fragile infants during some of their most critical moments.
Working in a collaborative Level III NICU environment, you'll partner closely with neonatologists, nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists, and families to provide individualized developmental care. Through expert assessment and therapeutic intervention, you'll address feeding challenges, sensory processing needs, neuromotor development, positioning, and self-regulation skills to help infants thrive and reach their fullest potential.
Beyond direct patient care, you'll play an invaluable role in empowering and educating parents, helping them build confidence as they support their baby's developmental journey both in the NICU and beyond.
What You'll Do Perform comprehensive developmental assessments for premature and medically complex infants.
Develop and implement individualized treatment plans focused on feeding, sensory integration, neurodevelopment, positioning, and functional outcomes.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary NICU team to deliver family-centered, evidence-based care.
Educate, coach, and support parents and caregivers to promote bonding and developmental success.
Monitor patient progress and adapt interventions to meet evolving clinical needs.
Maintain the highest standards of quality, safety, and regulatory compliance while delivering exceptional patient care.
Why Alta Bates Summit?
This is an exceptional opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice with meaningful family-centered care in one of the region's most respected healthcare organizations. You'll work alongside a dedicated neonatal team committed to innovation, collaboration, and improving outcomes for our most vulnerable patients.
Strongly Preferred: CCS Paneled
If you are passionate about neonatal development, feeding therapy, and helping infants build the strongest possible start in life, we'd love to have you join our team.
These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).
**short hour/Non-Benefitted opportunity**
Other: Graduate of accredited occupational therapy program.
Certification & licensure: OT-Occupational Therapist
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2 years of recent relevant experience.
Critical thinking, complex problems solving, decisive judgement and ability to work independently.
Knowledge and application of professional practice and regulatory requirements.
Must be able to work in demanding work environment, organize multiple priorities completing work duties within expected timelines and requirements.
Computer and required technology proficiency/competencies.
Demonstrates effective and efficient professional communication (verbal & written) skills as well as interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, teamwork/collaboration, customer service and community relations abilities.
Able to retain and apply new knowledge & skills.
Keeps abreast of professional practice development and advancement.
Shift Hours: 6
Days of the Week: Monday, Tuesday
Weekly Hours: 12
Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
Pay Range is $61.91 to $86.67 / hour
The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.
Market context
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