Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago

Roxbury, United States The Home for Little Wanderers Full time

Description

The transition to adulthood can be difficult to navigate, especially for youth in their late teens or early 20s who have spent most of their lives in state care. The Home recognizes the unique issues that our youth “aging out” of the system face – including homelessness, unemployment, incarceration, early pregnancy and substance abuse—and offers resources and support designed to prepare them for their future as confident, self-sufficient adults in our community.

Position Description

Under the direction of the OT Supervisor and Program Director, the Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing evaluation, treatment, teaching and consultation.

Essential Functions

  • Administers tests and applies evaluation techniques to determine functional status and identify therapy needs.

  • Analyzes evaluation results and designs a therapy program to meet needs of child, incorporating factors of child’s developmental and medical history, social environment, mental health diagnoses, and educational placement.

  • Develops individual treatment plans, adapting and adjusting goals and objectives appropriately.

  • Provides individual and small group treatment both within the residential program and outside the residential setting.

  • Provides on-going consultation to Home-Based clients, families, and program staff as needed.

  • Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills necessary for treatment conferences and family meetings as indicated.

  • Works as part of a multi-disciplinary team, participating in meetings and conferences. Interfaces with parents, guardians, collateral agencies, community providers, and schools to coordinate client’s treatment needs.

  • Uses time effectively, maintains treatment notes, and completes all documentation in a timely manner.

  • Functions independently within the scope of these duties, consulting with supervisors for administrative issues/departmental operations.

  • Provides in-service training regarding strategies to facilitate carry over of skills learned in occupational therapy

Education and Experience

  • Requires a Masters degree from an accredited program in occupational therapy with a current NBCOT registration and licensure as an occupational therapist granted by the State of Massachusetts.

  • Computer literate including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer with the ability to learn new software applications.

Physical Requirements

  • Frequent standing.

  • May require the ability to effectively restrain dysregulated children using the proper techniques.

  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

  • Ability to calmly and effectively talk to troubled children .

  • Some travel by car.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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