Job Summary:

Responsible for the occupational therapy of patients under the direction and supervision of the Rehabilitation Services.

Essential Responsibilities:



+ Evaluates patients, interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.


+ Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.


+ Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy.


+ Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient.


+ May delegate a portion of the treatment program to the appropriate supportive personnel.


+ Coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.


+ Provides advice and education to patient and family.


+ Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, the need for modifying goals an...