Role Overview: A specialized occupational therapy professional under supervision plans and executes treatment programs for patients across all ages, within an interdisciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement individualized therapy plans based on accepted practices.
- Supervise positions such as students, volunteers, and observers.
- Assist in patient care, requiring physical activity including lifting, pushing, and frequent movement across different locations.
- Ensure safety and infection control by wearing protective equipment and managing potential exposure to infectious diseases or chemicals.
- Perform activities involving sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, and twisting.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Ability to perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Sufficient strength, stamina, and mobility for physical tasks and patient assistance.
- Effective communication, visual, and hearing abilities, with correction if necessary.
- Physical resilience to handle emergency situations and irregular hours.
- Comfort with exposure to infectious or hazardous materials and use of protective gear.
Physical & Activity Conditions: Frequent walking and standing, occasional sitting, bending, climbing, kneeling, and twisting, with activities performed in various physical conditions and environments.
Note: Candidates with disabilities that prevent meeting physical requirements will still be considered if they can perform essential functions with reasonable accommodations. The role may involve exposure to infectious, contagious, toxic, or caustic substances and requires the ability to wear protective equipment. Visual and hearing acuity must be maintained with corrective aids if needed.