Licensed Occupational Therapist

Prava Therapy•Frederick, MD

13d•$40 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

Prava Therapy is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our team within a premier, luxury resort-style senior living community offering Assisted Living and Memory Care in Frederick, Maryland. This community emphasizes a holistic wellness philosophy—focusing on an active lifestyle, personalized care, life enrichment, resort-style amenities, and continuous engagement. Residents value independence, connection, health, and maintaining an active, fulfilling life. You'll get to know your residents, their routines, and the activities that matter most to them.

Requirements

Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT)
Strong clinical competence in adult/geriatric occupational therapy evaluation, treatment planning, adaptive strategies, cognitive-functional care, and wellness integration.
Ability to communicate clearly and take ownership of resident treatment outcomes.
Curious, compassionate, and committed to continued professional growth.

Nice To Haves

Thinks beyond the treatment session.
Believes great therapy is about helping someone participate fully in the lifestyle and community they've chosen.
Believes every intervention should have a functional, real-world purpose.
Believes residents should be appropriately challenged—not underestimated.
Believes independence, autonomy, and holistic well-being are clinical priorities.
Believes proactive clinical identification, environmental adaptation, and safety support matter.
Believes adaptive equipment integration, routine structuring, and caregiver education are essential components of skilled care.
Believes functional outcomes matter more than simply completing treatment minutes.
Believes strong clinical relationships lead to better care.
Enjoys building genuine relationships with residents.
Takes pride in creative, individualized, and functional treatment sessions.
Believes therapy should enhance a resident's lifestyle and daily life.
Values independence, autonomy, and resident choice.
Enjoys collaborating closely with interdisciplinary team members, wellness teams, and community leaders.
Wants to make a meaningful impact in an active, upscale senior community.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and establish individualized, evidence-based plans of care across adult/geriatric occupational therapy domains.
Deliver skilled treatment interventions addressing ADLs, IADLs, functional mobility, upper extremity motor function, fine motor coordination, energy conservation, and joint protection.
Target home and apartment safety, cognitive-functional performance, sensory/perceptual processing, visual-spatial skills, ergonomics, and daily routine organization across both Assisted Living and Memory Care settings.
Introduce, adapt, and train residents, caregivers, and staff on adaptive equipment, compensatory daily living techniques, environmental modifications, and physical safety tools.
Leverage community features—such as fitness centers, art/creative studios, life enrichment spaces, outdoor pathways, and therapy spaces—to practice real-world functional daily living and engagement.
Identify subtle changes in resident function, cognitive-functional status, or safety to support proactive care and timely plan-of-care adjustments.
Educate residents, families, caregivers, and community staff on functional independence, cognitive strategies, energy conservation, and adaptive equipment.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, physicians, community leadership, wellness directors, life enrichment teams, and caregivers.
Monitor resident progress, document evaluations and treatment sessions accurately and in a timely manner, and continuously adjust plans of care based on functional outcomes.
Participate in care coordination, interdisciplinary team discussions, and community wellness initiatives as appropriate.
Contribute to a culture of clinical excellence, compassion, professionalism, and continuous learning.