Company Overview: Our client is a residential school with approximately 45 students aged 6 21 years old. Therapists are scheduled through the normal school year and is looking for a candidate for a longterm placement.
Position Summary: The successful candidate will possess a current license to practice occupational therapy and has experience working with people from age of 6 to 21.
Start Date: August 19 2024
Responsibilities:
- Examines the condition of patients and analyzing their needs.
- Plans treatment and providing it to the respective patient.
- Keeps track of students medical condition.
- Reviews progress and upgrading the prescribed treatment as per the requirement.
- Educates the patients family and employer about their needs and how to provide adequate medical care to them.
- Provides customized services as per different disabilities of the patients.
- Examines the home and workplace of the patients and makes potential changes as per the health requirement of their client.
- Installs the required equipment in the classroom to help children with disabilities and provides guidance on how to use the special equipment.
- Takes exercise sessions for pain relief exercises.
- Helps people to return to work.
- Programs the aspirants of an occupational therapist and supervises their work.
- Organizes rehabilitation groups for the clients and carers.
- Prepares reports and attends a multidisciplinary case meeting to decide and review the continuing treatment.
- Helps children participate in school activities.
- Takes sessions on time management anxiety management tricks and techniques.
- Performs administrative tasks like making phone calls maintains records and case notes.
Qualifications:
- Licensed as an Occupational Therapist for the State of Missouri.
- CPR certification.
- Experience with children young adults and children with special needs.
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