Occupational Therapist OT

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

MUST BE A GRADUATE OF AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM AS AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OT, HAVE TAKEN THE NBCOT EXAM OR ELIGIBLE TO TAKE IT AND HAVE A STATE LICENSE TO PRACTICE AS ONE OR ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR ONE.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assesses the needs of residents with occupational therapy needs and matches their needs with services available.
• Meets with residents regularly according to treatment program schedule, evaluates, and maintains records of residents' progress.
• Reports progress to management and family members and meets with them on a regular basis to discuss.
• Repeats evaluations on a regular basis to measure progress according to professional guidelines.
• Keeps current with professional literature and attends seminars on a regular basis to maintain and update professional skills.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Hearing ability sufficient to evaluate residents' occupational therapy needs.
• Skill communicating verbally and in writing with residents and family members so that all parties understand the program and the degree of progress being made.
• Must be able to pass level 2 fingerprinting with an Eligible status.
• Please see the link to the new Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website.
• This site was implemented under the directive of House Bill 531 (2025).
• https://info.
• flclearinghouse.
• com