Occupational Therapist

Compass Community Health•Portsmouth, OH

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About The Position

Occupational therapists help people with mental, physical, or social disabilities to independently carry out everyday tasks or occupations. They work with children and adults of all ages, whose difficulties may have been present since birth, or the result of an accident, illness, ageing or lifestyle.

Requirements

Must meet Ohio State licensure requirements for practicing in related field(s).
Must maintain all applicable agency trainings.

Nice To Haves

2 years of experience with treating pediatric populations preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct assessments/evaluations to determine needs for individual treatment programs to help people carry out their daily tasks and to do so with more confidence and independence.
Implement point of contact through direct treatment to suggest changes to the person's environment, whether that be at home, work, or school, and may introduce the use of equipment which will help with some activities.
Review the treatments periodically, evaluate progress and make changes to the treatment as needed.
Coach people with learning difficulties or poor social skills, e.g., in handling money and social interaction.
Develop a rehabilitation program to help re-build lost skills and restore lost confidence.
Advise on home and workplace environmental alterations, such as adjustments for overcome sensory challenges and improve self-care, play and self-regulation skills.
Assist people to return to work.
Coach people with learning difficulties or poor social skills, e.g., in handling money and social interaction.
Mentor people on how to control their own behavior with coping strategies and techniques.
Liaise with a wide variety of other professionals, such as doctors, physiotherapists, social workers, equipment suppliers and architects, as well as patients' families, careers, and employers.
Write reports and attend multidisciplinary case meetings to plan and review ongoing treatment.
Organize support and rehabilitation groups for careers and clients.
Train students and supervise the work of occupational therapy assistants.
Manage a caseload, prioritizing needs, and completing administrative tasks such as patient and budgetary records.
Participates in Patient Centered Medical Home team meetings and quality improvement activities.
Develop and sustain positive working relationships with patients, families, and providers.
Participates in data collection, review of respective outcomes reporting, as well as programmatic clinical audits and evaluation related to Patient Centered Medical Home initiatives and other quality programs as appropriate.