Full time Occupational Therapist (10 month) (37159)

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center•Buffalo, NY

About The Position

Buffalo Hearing & Speech is hiring a full-time Occupational Therapist for a 10-month position providing pediatric home-based and school-based therapy in West Seneca, Cheektowaga, and surrounding areas. Students and clients may range in age from preschool to potentially high school. The Occupational Therapist provides services to children and clients whose ability to function is impaired by congenital or developmental disabilities, physical illness, or injury, using examinations, evaluations, diagnosis, prognosis, and interventions to achieve the highest functional outcomes. The role is 37.5 hours per week and involves working across multiple sites within the district. The Occupational Therapist evaluates therapy needs, participates in developing and revising treatment plans, performs prescribed or IEP-documented procedures, collaborates with supervisors and families, maintains patient-care documentation, and contributes to staff training and continuing education.

Requirements

Master's degree in an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association.
New York State license and registration as an Occupational Therapist.
Thorough knowledge of occupational therapy principles and practices.
Thorough knowledge of clinical practice standards established by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Ability to demonstrate sound professional judgment and maturity.
Strong technology and computer skills.
Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records.
Ability to operate equipment used in Occupational Therapy.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including standing, sitting, bending, lifting, kneeling, squatting, reaching, crawling, running, twisting, and turning; adequate vision, speech, tactile, and hearing senses; and frequent sitting or standing, including floor sitting with pediatric patients when appropriate.

Responsibilities

Evaluate therapy needs.
Participate in creating treatment plans and revise them as necessary.
Perform occupational therapy procedures as ordered by a physician or documented on an IEP.
Communicate with the OT manager as appropriate to evaluate patient needs.
Collaborate with the OT supervisor, teachers, parents and families, and other personnel regarding patient care and activities; develop service plans and make recommendations.
Complete patient-care paperwork, including logs with OT supervisor signatures documenting OT supervision.
Prepare written materials such as draft evaluation findings, observations, and proposed occupational therapy IEP goals to document activities and convey information.
Recommend purchases of specialized program materials, supplies, and adaptive equipment.
Transport self between multiple sites within the district to provide educational occupational therapy to students and clients.
Participate in formal staff training, continuing education services, and formalized in-service training as appropriate.
Perform other related duties requested by the supervisor.