What are the responsibilities and job description for the OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST position at Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Community Services Board Inc?
About MPNN BH
At Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Behavioral Health (MPNN BH)
Our purpose is to serve our catchment area with the power of human connection in a compassionate and respectful way. If interested in serving your community while working at a rewarding career, you belong here.
The position of Occupational Therapist is responsible for:
- Must be physically able to operate a variety of diagnostic instruments, sensory and physical therapy equipment with can include goniometer, reflex hammers, splinting materials, weights, wheelchairs, etc.
- Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
- Initiates contact with the family within the designated 30-day timeline to implement services; tracks all families that have an IFSP within a document and/or a spreadsheet to once a month with the Director and/ or Clinical Coordinator to ensure compliance with IFSP.
- Conducts wide range of developmental screenings using a variety of instruments; conducts in-take and makes recommendations for assessment; facilitates developmental assessments of referred children; coordinates development of Individualized Family Service Plan (Plan of Care).
- Manages services provided with Service Coordinators and other medical providers.
- Attends workshops, training, and conferences pertaining to early intervention.
- Participates in formulating program goals, policies, and procedures.
- Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
- Performs other related work as required.
- Assists in training of new staff in area of expertise.
- Ability to navigate and bill within an EHR for each family that receives Motor and/or OT services
- Ability to manage a caseload of at least 30 children and families.
