A community services organization in New York City is looking to add a licensedOccupational Therapist (OT) to join their team at one of their schools throughout the 5 boroughs. In this role, the Occupational Therapist (OT) will be responsible for assessing student's motor skills and developing & implementing goals designed to enhance the students learning potential.About the Opportunity:
- Start Date: ASAP
- Assignment Length: Ongoing
- Setting:School-based
- Hours: 8am to 2:30pm
- Patient Population: Pediatric IDD
- Patient Volume: 10 sessions per day
Responsibilities:The Occupational Therapist (OT) will:
- Make observations during preliminary screening of new students, and/or ongoing evaluations of students enrolled in the school
- Write a full description of the childs performance and behavior during evaluation referencing sensory processing, perceptual skills and/or deficits
- Make suggestions for approaches and activities that might enhance the student's abilities
- Take part in developing staff development and parent workshop opportunities around the development of gross motor, fine motor, and perceptual skills, and related underlying sensory and motor functions
- Develop a series of developmentally-graded activities based on evaluation, designed to improve sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, and perceptual skills
- Carry out medical prescriptions for OT
- Maintain mandated documentation of treatment and progress (e.g., individual treatment session and quarterly progress notes, Related Service Attendance, etc.)
- Submit a written report of the progress of the children at the end of each school year
- Make recommendations for IEP goals and participate as required in IEP conferences
- Maintain OT equipment and supplies, and recommend ordering them as required by IEP mandates or needed clinically
- Perform other duties, as needed
Qualifications:
- 1+ year of experience working with the Pediatric population
- Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
- NYS Occupational Therapist (OT) license
- Solid assessment, clinical, and documentation skills
- Patient oriented
- Great interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong attention to detail
- Highly organized