Occupational Therapist - Outpatient | Adolescent Behavioral Health Program

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking an Outpatient Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic behavioral health team as we offer the first adolescent partial hospitalization program in the area. In collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, you will facilitate and lead behavioral health group therapy specifically designed to address the unique mental health and developmental needs of adolescents.Join us and be part of an amazing team as we bring life-changing patient-centered care and support close to home.

What You'll Do:

As an Outpatient Adolescent Behavioral Health Occupational Therapist, you will be part of an interdisciplinary team comprised of a Psychiatrist, two Therapists, a Qualified Treatment Trainee, a Behavioral Health Specialist, and a Behavioral Health Coordinator working in partnership with community partners, families, and patients to deliver tailored group therapy sessions for adolescents ranging in age from 12 to 18. Adolescent group therapy runs weekdays from 9a to 3p for approximately three weeks, individual patient needs and response to treatment determines length of program. As an Outpatient Occupational Therapist specializing in adolescent behavioral healthyou will facilitate group therapy sessions that will help teenagers develop the necessary skills and strategies to manage mental health challenges and participate more fully in daily life activities. Therapy will include focus on meaningful activities, skills development including emotional regulation and social skills, coping mechanisms and strategies, building self-esteem, community involvement and reintegration, sensory integration, habit training, and task-orientated training; while addressing underlying causes of behavioral and mental health challenges like anxiety, depression, ADHD, suicidal ideation, substance use disorders, trauma-related issues, and sensory processing difficulties; ultimately promoting positive development and well-being.

What's Available:

• Part-time, 64 hours biweekly (0.8 FTE)

• Monday - Friday, variable clinic hours between 7am-4:30 pm - no weekends or holidays

• Located at the Gundersen - Onalaska Annex - Behavioral Health building in Onalaska, WI

• Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program: Daily group therapy sessions held from 9a-3p with adolescents returning home in the evenings. Each session is approximately 50-minutes in length

• Dedicated time for session planning, curriculum development, individualized treatment plan creation, and documentation

• Starting salary of $71,697 and up, salary is commensurate with your years of work experience

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

• Wisconsin Occupational Therapist (OT) License

• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

• Formal education or prior work experience serving youth/adolescents with behavioral health issues and/or mental illness

What You'll Get:

• Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the midwestern United States

• A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated

• A welcoming and supportive team comprised of all experience levels, with strong onboarding and mentoring for new staff

• A comprehensive and generous benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life Ins, HSA/FSA) ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member

• Substantial retirement contribution including 401k match & annual discretionary base contribution

• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, and Career Development Center

• Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need

• Other benefits include a Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and AD&D, optional short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, pet insurance, Inspire & Celebrate colleague recognition and rewards program, a discount program, and more!

• Relocation assistance available

Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it's more than our practice. It is who we are. You can be an Occupational Therapist anywhere but not everywhere practices LOVE + MEDICINE. Join us and be part of this life changing program serving our adolescent youth and making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

About Us:

Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest's most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. Our mission is simple yet profound: Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer