Job Description
A school in the Bronx is seeking a Pediatric Occupational Therapist interested in a long-term contract or temp to perm position. This role will start ASAP and continue through the end of the current school year, with potential to lead into summer programming and the following school year.
Children range from ages 5-21.
Type: Long-term Contract // Temp to Perm
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:15a-3p
Salary: $57-62 based on experience
Location: Bronx, NY
Qualifications:
- Successfully completed and graduated from an accredited Occupational Therapy professional program recognized by the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapist and have completed all fieldwork requirements.
- Current license in Occupational Therapy issued by New York State Department of Education.
- Some level of knowledge and understanding in the following areas is preferred:
- Assistive Technology
- Implications of Eye Diseases and Conditions
- Tactile Graphic Production
- Functional Vision Assessment
- Developmental Patterns in the Visually Impaired
- Orientation and Mobility Technique
- Maintain level of activity and Occupational assistance consistent with the needs of young children with disabilities ranging in age from 5-21, including but not limited to assisting non-ambulatory students in campus travel and in various school activities.
- Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, sitting, bending, reaching some lifting, and carrying up to 15 pounds.
- Bilingual in Spanish is a plus, but not required.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Evaluates the student's ability and formulates the student's Occupational therapy profile through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews.
- Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student Occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning and service delivery.
- Plan and implement a medically prescribed Occupational Therapy treatment program for each student assigned to the Occupational Therapist.
- Ensure that students receive Occupational Therapy, individual and/or group as indicated by the Individual Educational Plan (IEP).
- Develop and write appropriate Individual Educational Plans (IEP) and goals for each student assigned to the Occupational Therapist based on student needs and evaluation results.
- Integrate Occupational therapy treatment program into the comprehensive student educational plan.
- To actively contribute to team planning and staffing meetings by sharing information with other staff members and using their input to formulate comprehensive and integrated plans for students.
- All staff members are knowledgeable and have specific skills relevant to the needs of students that they work with.
- Applies ethics and standards of professional practice in the delivery of services and observes relevant laws and policies that govern the practice.
- Ensure that parents are informed of each student's progress and provide assistance to families to help with carryover of skills. Maintains a mature professional attitude in the interactions with students, families, and other staff members.
- Exhibits a mature professional attitude in interactions as evidenced by effective relationships with student's families and other staff members.
- Follow all procedures and routines of the assigned program and the whole of the Institute. To conform to procedures and routines of the Institute, to ensure consistency and continuity of each child's program.
- To review physician orders, referral packets, school, and student medical records.
- Order and maintain special equipment and supplies as needed. If necessary, design and construct special equipment for students and suggest adaptations for students
- Document and maintain log of all interventions recommended for use by the Occupational therapist along with monitoring of expected outcomes.
- Complete assigned paperwork as per the due dates stated by the program administrator.
- Plan and conduct in-service education for staff to enhance staff's ability to understand and follow through on therapist recommendations for best practices.
- To participate in the intake process.
- To assist in the delivery of Occupational Therapy services in programs other than the primary program assigned, as needed.
- To participate in school and community based professional development activities.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Contract work, Temporary work, Summer work, Immediate start,