Occupational Therapist

About This Role

This role involves providing occupational therapy services, including evaluations, treatment plan development, and direct administration of therapeutic programs for individuals with brain, spinal cord, and medically complex injuries. The Occupational Therapist will manage a caseload, maintain documentation, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure effective patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality service delivery through evaluation and testing of program participants
• Develop effective treatment plans for each participant
• Administer innovative treatment programs and communicate treatment needs to appropriate staff
• Perform re-evaluation and programmatic changes as necessary
• Effectively manage assigned caseload
• Set up appropriate home exercise programs for participants in a timely manner and perform home evaluations as needed
• Maintain timely and appropriate program participant documentation, including report of services
• Complete weekly schedule requests to meet OT goals of staff/program participants and submit to supervisor
• Serve on rehabilitation treatment team(s), including attending team meetings and conferences
• Collaborate with physicians, staff, professionals, consultants, families, and community resources to ensure effectiveness of occupational therapy program
• Participate in maintenance of targeted departmental budget and monitoring of equipment
• Adhere to Service Monitoring System (SMS) standards for department, accreditation, licensure, and ethics of confidentiality

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• One year human services experience
• Licensed OT/L in state
• Member in good standing with AOTA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• One year human services experience, with one year experience in neuro-rehabilitation preferred

Nice to Have

• One year experience in neuro-rehabilitation