Provide occupational therapy and rehabilitation services that include assessment, developing treatment goals and plans, and direct intervention to assist students in acquiring functional and independent life skills. Position Requirements: - The School Occupational Therapist is a professional health care provider requiring registration and state licensure. - The School Occupational Therapist works directly with and serves as case manager for physically and psycho-socially disabled students and family members. - Advancement to this position requires occupational therapy registration and state licensure. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Provides occupational therapy services to students by conducting assessments with the educational setting using an ecological model to determine level of need. - Develops educationally relevant therapeutic plans, which include goals that can be linked as part of a student’s educational program. - Reviews reports from other health care providers who are requesting occupational therapy services. - Evaluates student progress on individual therapy plans. - Revises goals as needed. - Prepares reports of occupational therapy interventions and outcomes. - Collaborates with parents and staff on occupational therapy interventions for students on site and through home programs. - Attends Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings as necessary to ensure that interventions blend with educational goals. - Coordinates occupational therapy services with student’s other health care providers and medical protocols. - Coordinates services with school nurses. - Instructs paraprofessionals in occupational therapy and instructional support on understanding, interpreting, and implementing intervention procedures. - Provides in-service training and continuing professional development to teachers and resource personnel. - Promotes the need for occupational therapy services to teachers and administrators. - Develops up-to-date best practices for therapy services. - Ensures the documentation of services is professional, efficient, and accountable, and in conformance with the policies of state and other agencies. - Modifies adaptive equipment that enhances students’ ability to access learning and technology. - Designs adaptive equipment that enhances students’ ability to access learning and technology. - Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Occupational Therapist

Emma

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Brent Pryor

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