Occupational Therapist, EYS

2 weeks ago

Killeen, Texas, United States Killeen ISD (TX) Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Occupational Therapist, EYS to join our team at Killeen ISD (TX). The successful candidate will be responsible for providing occupational therapy services to students with disabilities, assisting them in correcting and/or compensating for areas of self-help, functional mobility, environmental adaptations, positioning, fine/gross motor skills, oral motor skills, life skills training/vocational skills, sensory-motor processing (includes visual perception and sensory processing skills) and psycho-social skills.

Key Responsibilities

Comply with all legal and ethical guidelines of the Texas Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
Organize and implement occupational therapy services and supports.
Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other required documents, including inputting evaluations, daily session notes, progress reports, and maintaining documentation for Medicaid Billing, as necessary, into the KISD informational management system.
Maintain weekly documentation and approval of supervisee session notes.
Prepare and maintain a database of referrals and evaluations for each school assigned.
Provide direct, integrated, and consultative occupational therapy intervention for individual students and/or groups as per IEP.
Coordinate with school personnel, guardians, and outside agencies regarding needs of individual students.
Instruct, supervise, and monitor school personnel and other implementers of the IEP in the therapeutic management of students.
Receive and record initial referral information and requests.
Obtain additional or supplementary information from appropriate persons, agencies, and/or available records.
Conduct evaluations using formal and informal tests to determine eligibility.
Participate in the ARDC to assist with the interpretation of the assessment data and provide recommendations to support students in their educational setting.
Make recommendations for occupational therapy intervention and refer to other services as appropriate.
Design, construct, alter, and provide students with adaptive equipment and devices to promote maximum independence.
Provide on-going information for district and campus personnel regarding physical/motor disabilities, occupational therapy services, and implication for student placement.
Provide informal and formal professional learning for all levels of educational and support personnel.
Provide clinical internship opportunities for students enrolled in occupational therapy schools and occupational therapist assistance programs.
Integrate current professional knowledge and skill into occupational therapy services and supports.
Collaborate with school personnel to facilitate the participation of students in the total school program (e.g., field day adaptations).
Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises occupational therapy assistants. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include professional learning for employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy.
Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners License as Occupational Therapist.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before administrators, parents, students, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee occasionally is required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will occasionally lift or carry (45 pounds or more) and positioning of students with physical disabilities, controlling behavior through physical restraint, assisting non-ambulatory students, and lifting and moving adaptive equipment; may work prolonged or irregular hours.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Frequent district-wide travel to multiple campuses as assigned. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet/moderate.

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