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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST JOB DESCRIPTION

Provides Occupational Therapy services for pediatric patients.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Facilitates development and rehabilitation of patients with mental, emotional and physical disabilities by

planning and administering medically prescribed occupational therapy.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

The following duties are not intended to serves as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all

employees in this classification. Shown are duties intended to provide a representative summary of the

major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may

be require to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Meets the patient’s goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting

evaluations and test results; determining occupational therapy treatment plans in consultation

with physicians or by prescription.

• Helps patient develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities by

implementing programs involving manual arts and crafts, practice in functional, prevocational,

vocational and homemaking skills, activities of daily living, and sensory motor, educational,

recreational and social activities.

• Promotes maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to

individual’s physical capacity, intelligence level and interest.

• Evaluates results of occupational therapy by observing, noting and evaluating patient’s progress;

recommending and implementing adjustments and modifications.

• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following case being closed by designing and

instructing patients, families and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or

providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow up programs.

• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

• Maintains patient confidence by keeping information confidential.

• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and

regulations.

• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending education workshops; reviewing

professional publications; establishing personal/professional networks; participating in

professional societies.

• Complies with federal, state and local legal and certification requirements by studying existing

and new legislation.

Job Description Template - Occupational Therapist