Occupational Therapist, Brooklyn
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Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties and responsibilities of the Occupational Therapist will include, but are not limited to
the following:
• Evaluates consumers referred to program to establish learning and performance
capabilities and develops a treatment plan to attain established goals working within
scope of consumer’s disability. Evaluation includes activities of daily living (feeding,
dressing, grooming, hygiene, transfers), fine motor and gross motor skills, sensory
awareness, perceptual motor skills, homemaking and independent living skills.
• Develops a treatment plan and goal based on assessment.
• Selects educational, recreational and social activities in order to aid consumers in
adjusting to their disability and teaches adaptive skills necessary to perform daily living
and/or vocational tasks.
• Participates in in-service education for other patient care personnel relevant to techniques
and objectives of program.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings and annual reviews as required by each
program.
• Integrates therapeutic intervention techniques into programs or home of person served
through consultation with parent/guardian and staff at team meetings, case conferences or
through other informal contacts.
• Documents therapy activities and results on consumers’ records, assists in overall
evaluation and rehabilitation of consumers’ medical/psychiatric condition by conferring
with social workers, nurses and other clinical staff.
• Records progress on all active cases in therapy, monitors therapy status, and makes
appropriate recommendations as changes occur.
• Refers consumers to other clinical services if such referral is felt appropriate.
• Designs, makes and fits adaptive devices for consumer use such as splints, shoes or
braces.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy. Master’s preferred
• One year of prior Occupational Therapist experience preferred
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION
Current NY State license in Occupational Therapy
Adapt Community Network is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified candidates of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds and status are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.