(5) Occupational Therapist - Extended School Year

 
POSITION: (5) Occupational Therapists
 
LOCATION(S):  Salt Point Center
 
QUALIFCATIONS: Licensed and currently registered by the New York State Education Department as an Occupational Therapist.
 
DUTIES: TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
 1. Performs initial screening, evaluation and consultation for students referred to program;
2. Develops school based goals, treatment objectives and therapeutic activities and tasks to be incorporated into the student's individualized education plan;
3. Implements pediatric occupational therapy or oversees activities implemented by therapy
Assistants, providing supervision and guidance as necessary;
4. Maintains written case notes/ other written documentation as required by school policy or by state law;
5. Attends and participates in staff conferences on students' needs and progress;
6. Communicates with teachers, classroom support staff, physicians and other staff with student contact to ascertain progress or additional needs;
7. Develops home based programs where appropriate;
8. Assesses and makes recommendations regarding adaptive and orthotic equipment needs and monitors equipment status;
9. Maintains daily time sheets and Medicaid statistic sheets as appropriate;
10. Conducts regular staff meetings with therapy assistants to review student progress and to adjust goals and activities as necessary;
11. Does related work as required.
 
 
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Thorough knowledge of the methods, procedures, and objectives of occupational therapy, especially as they apply to a pediatric caseload; good knowledge of occupational activities; working knowledge of human anatomy, kinesiology and physiology as they relate to the evaluation and treatment of patients receiving occupational therapy; working knowledge of basic physical and recreational activities; ability to supervise the work of others; ability to relate sympathetically to a potentially difficult client population; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; organizational ability; personal qualities necessary to perform the duties of the position; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position
 
GRADE LEVEL: All
 
TENATIVE START DATE:  July 8, 2024 - Extended School Year