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Occupational Therapist (OT)

A community services organization in New York City is looking to add a licensed Occupational 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 students' motor skills and developing and implementing goals designed to enhance the students' learning potential.

Job Description

• Make observations during preliminary screening of new students, and/or ongoing evaluations of students enrolled in the school
• Write a full description of the child's 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

Requirements

• 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

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