Occupational Therapist

BASIC FUNCTION:

Registered Occupational Therapists (OTR) offer an approach that focuses on the effects of injury on the social, emotional, and physiological condition of individuals. The OTR works with consumers to develop skilled therapy goals related to an individual’s balance, motor skills, posture, and perceptual and cognitive abilities within the context of functional, everyday activities. Occupational Therapy helps individuals achieve greater independence in their lives by regaining some or all of the physical, perceptual, and/or cognitive skills needed to perform activities of daily living. OTRs provide supervision to occupational therapy assistants.

SPECIFIC DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for learning and implementing all aspects of Minds Matter, LLC philosophical principles in all aspects of service delivery.
• Assist individuals to identify their needs and develop appropriate compensatorytechniques to accommodate the consequences of their brain injury. This includes offering creative solutions and alternatives for carrying out daily activities.
• Perform evaluations that address consumers’ physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine best methods and strategies for therapies.
• Complete documentation as deemed necessary by an individual’s plan of care (IE: evaluations, progress notes, daily notes, letters of medical necessity, etc.)
• Provide supervision to occupational therapy assistants, including through, but not limited to: weekly supervision calls, monthly in-person supervision visits, and ‘as needed’ in-person and/or telehealth supervision visits.
• Review, co-sign, and provide feedback on daily notes of occupational therapy assistants.
• Integrate employment, educational and independent living goals into therapy.
• Collaborate with consumers and other professional staff to ascertain when goals are being met.
• Attend team meetings and assist consumers in goal setting.
• Provide services only as designated on each individual consumer’s authorized plan of care and /or physician orders.
• Assess and make recommendations for adaptive equipment and/or home modifications as well as processes for home and community environment.
• Work directly with consumers to improve skills in all aspects of their life goals.
• Complete daily notes with consumers on the day of the service that are goal driven, concise, factual and clear.
• Educate and train families and caregivers about the consequences of brain injury strategies and techniques and communicate with them about goals and progress as needed.
• Attend all trainings and workshops to maintain ability to provide the most up to date, effective and evidence-based practice.
• Establish and maintain a professional rapport with all consumers, co-workers, referral agents and representatives of other community agencies and services.
• Promote public relations throughout the agency and community for the program.
• Demonstrate a willingness to serve on agency and interagency work groups as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors.
• Provide care and maintenance for Minds Matter LLC issued iPad and iPhone.
• Maintain confidentiality of protected health information in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Serve as a consumer’s team lead, which entails being accountable for updating goal plans and team meeting history forms during the team meetings with progress, effectiveness of strategies, concerns, task assignments to team members, or changes to goals.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Successful completion of an occupational therapy program from an accredited university.
• Must have a current license in the state of Kansas or Missouri.
• Experience working with people with disabilities is appreciated.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to teach skills to individuals with disabilities.
• High degree of sensitivity towards all people.
• Ability to deal professionally with persons on a one to one basis.
• Ability to effectively plan, coordinate and assist with all aspects of a consumer’s life.
• Excellent time management skills, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Creativity