Occupational Therapist
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Job Title: Occupational Therapist
JOB SUMMARY: The Occupational Therapist provides educational occupational therapy services to students as written in their IEP. The Occupational Therapist is responsible for the proper interpretation and performance of essential duties and responsibilities.
Essential functions of the job may include but are not limited to the following
- Assesses students using appropriate evaluation tools including standardized tests clinical observations and review of medical and educational reports to determine need for therapy intervention plan.
- Develops and implements individualized therapy programs for qualifying students.
- Documents screenings evaluations Individual Education Plans progress reports classroom/home programs and other data as required.
- Provides consultation with classroom teacher and other school staff regarding students optimal function in the school environment.
- Provides classroom programs instruction in management techniques adapted equipment and environmental modifications including the identification of architectural barriers.
- Consults with parents and/or guardians regarding students therapy programs.
- Adapts fabricates and maintains specialized equipment required for therapy services or student needs.
- Investigates and recommends types of equipment available to meet student needs funding sources and vendor options including insurance forms and letters of justification.
- Provides inservice training to teachers and other school personnel as needed assists with education orientation and preparation of receiving school staffs and students regarding issues concerns and information about inclusion of exceptional children in regular school and classroom programs.
- Supervises occupational therapist assistants.
- Provides clinical education for therapy student interns from colleges and universities.
- Plans orders and maintains departmental supplies and equipment; maintains records as required.
- Travels between locations where students require services.
- Maintains clinical and administrative records in accordance with State Guidelines and school board policy.
- Completes random moment in time studies as required by program guidelines.
- Performs other related work as required.
Knowledge Skills and Ability Required:
- Must maintain a current Missouri Occupational Therapy license.
- Current certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
- Experience in developing and implementing a variety of behavior strategies and interventions for effective programming.
- Experience implementing strategies for improving social skills.
- Thorough knowledge of school rules regulations and procedures; ability to establish and maintain standards of behavior.
- Ability to effectively analyze needs and problems objectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with children students parents staff administration and the general public.
- Knowledge of relevant technology including the use of technology such as ipads to individualize instruction.
- Ability to report to work on a regular and punctual basis.
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to sit stand walk talk hear operate a computer and other office equipment reach with hands and arms and must occasionally lift move and/or support up to 50 pounds.
- Position can require some degree of physical interaction with students who have difficulty controlling physical behavior.
- Position can require some degree of physical interaction with students who have difficulty with self care skills such as toileting self feeding and cleaning up after meals
Employment Type
Full-Time
