What are the responsibilities and job description for the OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST position at St. Coletta of Greater Washington?
Occupational Therapist
St. Coletta of Greater Washington is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and secondary disabilities. We are currently seeking an Occupational Therapist who will be responsible for evaluating, planning, and administering occupational therapy treatments to aid students' physical, developmental, intellectual, and emotional habilitation.
Examples of Essential Functions :
- Develop, coordinate, and implement individual occupational therapy intervention plans that support the IEP goals and objectives using an integrated service model.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and evaluations using a variety of assessment tools and resources; develop written evaluations.
- Recommend, design, and assist in the procurement of adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and augmentative / alternative communication systems necessary for students to meet IEP goals.
- Educate students and their guardian / family about home exercises, self-care, and daily living activities, as appropriate emphasizing muscle education involving reach, grasp, release, opposition, coordination, relaxation, and balance; adapt games, arts and crafts, housekeeping tasks, and other activities as a therapeutic exercise.
- Attend interdisciplinary treatment planning meetings, maintain age specific competency, and recommend and dispense adaptive equipment.
- Timely completion of all paperwork including therapy logs, service tracker forms, ETF documentation, Medicaid documentation, billing, and progress reports.
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