Occupational Therapist - Fee For Service
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Buffalo Hearing & Speech is looking for a pediatric licensedOccupational Therapistto work in a Fee for Service (FFS) capacity conducting home therapy and school-based therapy sessions in the West Seneca Cheektowaga and surrounding areas. Student ages will range from preschool to potentially high school. This position will pay $42.00 for a 30 minute therapy session $63.00 for a 45 minute therapy session and $84.00 for a 60 minute therapy session.
BHSC also offers a free continuing education series to employees and our FFS employees are eligible to accrue paid sick leave.
Job Summary:
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing OT services to children and clients of BHSC whose ability to function is impaired by congenital or developmental disability physical illness or injury through examinations evaluations diagnosis prognosis and interventions for the highest functional outcomes.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for evaluation of therapy needs. Participate in the creation of the treatment plan revising as necessary. Perform occupational therapy procedures as ordered by physician or documented on IEP Communicate with OT/PT manager as appropriate to evaluate patiene needs
- Collaborates with OT supervisor teachers parents/families and/or other personnel concerning patients care and activities developing plans for services and/or making recommendations.
- Complete all paperwork requirements related to patient care (including keeping logs with OT supervisor signatures for the purpose of documenting OT supervising).
- Prepares a wide variety of written materials (e.g. draft evaluation findings observations proposed occupational therapy IEP goalsetc.) for the purpose of documenting activities providing written reference and/or conveying information.
- Make recommendations for purchases of specialized program materials supplies and adaptive equipment.
- Transports self between multiple sites within the district for the purpose of providing educational occupational therapy to students and clients.
- Participate in formal staff training continuing education services and formalized in-service training as appropriate.
- Performs other related duties requested by your supervisor.
Skills:
- Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of occupational therapy
- Thorough knowledge of standards of clinical practice established by the American Occupational Therapy Association
- Ability to exhibit sound professional judgment and maturity
- Strong technology and computer skills
- Preparing and maintaining accurate records
- Operating equipment used in Occupational Therapy
Education:
Masters in Occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the council of medical education of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association
Required License/ Registration/ Certification:
New York State Licensed and Registered as an Occupational Therapist
Physical Requirements:
- Physical actions may include but are not limited to; standing sitting bending lifting kneeling squatting reaching crawling running twisting & turning.
- Vision speech tactical and hearing senses adequate to perform job requirements.
- Frequent sitting/ standing and when appropriate floor sitting with pediatric patients.
Key Skills
- Body Mechanics
- Early Intervention
- Acute Care
- Communication skills
- HIPAA
- Autism Experience
- Computer Literacy
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Heavy Lifting
- Patient Service Experience
- Medicare
