Occupational Therapist, Registered

Education/Certification Required:

 

• Bachelor's Degree or master's degree from a university program that has been accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). In addition, the therapist should have completed all the fieldwork experience in selected occupational therapy setting.
• Must have current National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT) certification to be a registered therapist (OTR) within the state of Texas and be licensed by the state of Texas

 

Special Knowledge/Skills:

 

• Knowledge of medical information and indications for occupational therapy treatment
• Skills in use of tests and measurements for assessment
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations as assigned

 

Technology Proficiency: Level 2- Proficient (in):

 

• Applied use of computer operations
• Applied use of software productivity tools (i.e., Microsoft Office)
• Applied use of e-mail
• Applied use of printers
• Applied use of job-related financial and student management systems
• Applied use of multimedia tools
• Applied use of electronic file management
• Applied use of Technology Applications TEKS CCISD Acceptable Use Policy and Technology EthicslEtiquette

 

Experience Required:

 

• Clinical practice preferably in pediatrics and school experience desirable
• Ability to conduct in-service programs
• Work effectively with children, parents, and health and school personnel

 

Function

The Occupational Therapist, Registered, is responsible for assessments, planning, and goal development and for providing appropriate intervention services designed to enhance the student's potential for learning, to assist the student in acquiring those functional performance skills needed to participate in and benefit from the educational environment, and to help the student function independently.

Reports To:

Coordinator for Mary Grett School and Special Services

Responsibilities:

Instructional Management

• Works with campus staff to plan, implement, and monitor the occupational therapy programs on a systematic basis to ensure that each is responsive to student and parent needs.
• Utilizes program outcomes (Health Care Plans, Individualized Education Program(IEP), Health/Diagnosis database) for corrective action, programmatic improvement, and recognition of success.
• Provides and coordinates adaptive equipment and modified handling and techniques programmatically for campus special education staff to support instructional goals.
• Recommends appropriate placement of special education students for occupational therapy services at the campus and district levels.
• Recommends effective classroom strategies and techniques to improve instruction through collaborative teacher-therapist efforts.

School/Organization Climate

• Communicates and promotes high expectations for special education staff and students. 
• Recognizes/Rewards special education staff and students' accomplishments in a variety of ways.
• Facilitates conflict resolution through the use of effective communication skills.

School/Organization Improvement

• Assists at the departmental level in the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of special education policies, programs, and curriculum.
• Utilizes information systems to monitor occupational therapy special education students' progress as the basis for school program improvement (attendance, IEP mastery, etc.).
• Assesses annually-through the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) process-attainment of occupational therapy special education students' IEP objectives and analyzes appropriate least restrictive environment (LRE) placement.

Personnel Management Performance

• Participates in occupational therapy continuing education as mandated by NBCOT.
• Encourages participation by s