Certified Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
Location: Bellevue, WA
We’re seeking a compassionate, creative, and clinically skilled Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) to join our team.
About Thrive Pediatric Clinic
- A privately owned pediatric OT clinic established in 2005 (formerly Bellevue Pediatric Therapy Established 2005)
- We specialize in comprehensive OT focused on emotional regulation, fine & gross motor skills, sensory processing, feeding, social skills, daily living skills and executive functioning skills.
What Thrive Offers
- Highest Rates Paid
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Continuing Education Reimbursement
- Private‑practice advantages: stability, autonomy, personalized culture, and a supportive team.
- Structured mentorship to guide your growth from day one.
- Access to specialized pediatric tools, programs, and trainings.
- A warm, inclusive workplace where clinicians and clients flourish.
Thrive's Culture
Thrive is committed to mentorship and professional growth—here’s what makes us unique:
- Holistic, child‑led care: Implement evidence‑based programs such as sensory integration, Therapeutic Listening, Handwriting Without Tears, feeding and self‑regulation programs in our therapist created kid friendly kitchen and our state of the art sensory‑motor gyms.
- Collaborative culture: Work closely with our speech therapy community partnership to achieve meaningful progress.
- Professional development: Thrive invests in you—through clinical mentoring, specialized training, and opportunities to grow within a thriving private practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist supervising OTR with planning and implementing appropriate new goals and objectives relating to skill development as appropriate for each of the children/patients.
- Timely completion of documentation including daily SOAP notes, progress notes, initial and re-evaluations
- Complete written daily treatment sessions within 48 hours, to document services rendered.
- Professional communication with supervising OTRs.
- Monitor progress on each child/patient
- Review of completed documentation on children to be added to caseload prior to the start of service.
- Contribute to supervision of student interns.
- Provide daily insurance billing information for timely reimbursement.
- Provide services to both child/patient and their caregivers for parental education and carryover into the home/community
- Monitor and track caseload requirements with new referrals as children change from caseload.
- Participate in staff development/training opportunities.
- Collaborate with our SLP and PT partners for best treatment for the child/patient
Qualifications
- Associate's Occupational Therapy Degree from an accredited program
- Current Washington State Occupational Therapy License
- 1-3 years of pediatric experience preferred
- Ability to work as a member of a team
Preferred:
- At least one year of pediatric experience
Certification and Licenses:
- Current Washington Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant license
- NBCOT Certification
Ready to join us? If you’re an enthusiastic pediatric OT who thrives in promoting child‑led growth, and contributing positively to a growing private clinic’s reputation, we’d love to hear from you.