Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Westbury Center of McDonough for Nursing and Healing is Hiring an Occupational Therapist!

At Westbury Center of McDonough for Nursing and Healing, the care we provide for our patients is matched by the care we provide for our care providers. We treat everyone in our facility as family, because that’s how we view everyone under our roof!

Some of the Responsibilities of the Occupational Therapist (OT) Include:

• Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality

• Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions

• Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)

• Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components

• Assess client’s home and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities

• Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use

• Guide and educate family members and caregivers

• Observe, note, and report on progress of long and short term treatment goals

• Collect data and document processes followed

• Regularly follow-up client

Benefits for the Occupational Therapist:

• Health Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance

• 401K

• Life Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Employee Referral Bonus

• Vacation

• Holiday Time

Requirements:  Must be a certified Occupational Therapist