Occupational Therapist

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SUMMARY: With supervision, provides occupational therapy assessment, treatment, and consultative services as a member of the multidisciplinary team at a residential school for students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities.

Essential Functions:

1. Conducts occupational therapy assessments including evaluations of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living.

2. Manages a student caseload, using an integrated therapy model. Collaborates with other team members; participates in the IEP process and documentation; maintains records and accurately documents all service provision.

3. Provides consultation, training, instruction and support to instructional and residential staff, parents, families, and community-based professionals. This will involve extensive time in the student residences and may include home visits.

4. Designs, fabricates, labels, disseminates, repairs, and inventories adaptive equipment, assistive devices, and splints.

5. Continues professional development and education.

CONDITIONS:

Equipment Used: Telephone, copier, computer, fax machine, multimedia devices, hand & simple power tools, adaptive feeding equipment, assistive devices, goniometer, augmentative communication systems, and car.

Performance Standard: Must consistently demonstrate clinical competence in all areas of performance consistent with recognized standards of the occupational therapy profession.

Work Environment: Multiple indoor and outdoor environments, on and off campus, with a variety of sound, lighting, and temperature conditions.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday with one daily-unpaid 30 minutes for lunch. This position will follow an 11-month annual schedule.