Occupational Therapist
3 months ago
Ellenwood, United States
Entelechy Rehab Llc
Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionJob Summary
- Plans, organizes, and conducts occupational therapy programs to facilitate development and rehabilitation of mentally, physically, or emotionally disabled persons.
General Accountabilities
- Completes and maintains patient records.
- Tests and evaluates patients' physical and mental abilities and analyzes medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
- Evaluates patients' progress and prepares reports that detail progress.
- Plans, organizes, and conducts occupational therapy programs.
- Selects activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
- Recommends changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
- Lays out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy.
- Plans and implements programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
- Conducts training programs in occupational therapy techniques and objectives.
- *The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
Job Qualifications
- Education: Master's degree
- Experience: 3-5 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Licenses/Certifications: Appropriate certifications and/or licensures
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Monitoring
- Service orientation
- Active listening
- Critical thinking
- Judgment and decision making
Supervises: Level
- May lead others performing similar work
- May supervise interns and/or casual workers