Occupational Therapist

Provide occupational therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, or disabilities resulting from injury, disease or other causes.  Practice in collaboration with other members of interdisciplinary team.  Educate patients, families and others.  Direct and supervise support personnel.  Coordinate technical, environmental, and financial resources effectively and efficiently.

• BLS required.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the English language.
• Basic skills in math and computer science.
• Appropriate knowledge occupational therapy evaluation and treatment techniques to manage the rehabilitation population.
• Effective problem solving skills for occupational therapy evaluation, interpretation, treatment planning and execution taking into consideration patient’s age, psychosocial, cultural and religious background.
• Basic skills in teaching other and self assessment of learning needs, strengths, and professional goals.
• Safely execute all job responsibilities without risking injury to self or patients.  Ability to assess and interact with patients and families using the theories of human growth and development, family systems, and cultural background.
• Maintain variable work schedule depending on hospital/program needs to provide patient care (evening, holidays, weekend and travel).
• Computer proficiency required.  Microsoft office applications preferred with ability to learn new software.
• Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills, working with diverse population.
• Work independently, be self-directed and contribute as a member of a team.
• Anticipates challenges and develops and implements strategies for addressing them.
• High level of service delivery. Demonstrate initiative with ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines and adapt to changing situations.