Therapist / Occupational Therapy

A community services organization in New York City is looking to add a licensedOccupational Therapist (OT) to join their team at one of their schools throughout the 5 boroughs. In this role, the Occupational Therapist (OT) will be responsible for assessing student's motor skills and developing & implementing goals designed to enhance the students learning potential.

About the Opportunity:
•   Start Date: ASAP
•   Assignment Length: Ongoing
•   Setting: School-based
•   Hours: 8am to 2:30pm
•   Patient Population: Pediatric IDD
•   Patient Volume: 10 sessions per day Responsibilities:

The Occupational Therapist (OT) will:
•  Make observations during preliminary screening of new students, and/or ongoing evaluations of students enrolled in the school
•  Write a full description of the childs performance and behavior during evaluation referencing sensory processing, perceptual skills and/or deficits
•  Make suggestions for approaches and activities that might enhance the student's abilities
•  Take part in developing staff development and parent workshop opportunities around the development of gross motor, fine motor, and perceptual skills, and related underlying sensory and motor functions
•  Develop a series of developmentally-graded activities based on evaluation, designed to improve sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, and perceptual skills
•  Carry out medical prescriptions for OT
•  Maintain mandated documentation of treatment and progress (e.g., individual treatment session and quarterly progress notes, Related Service Attendance, etc.)
•  Submit a written report of the progress of the children at the end of each school year
•  Make recommendations for IEP goals and participate as required in IEP conferences
•  Maintain OT equipment and supplies, and recommend ordering them as required by IEP mandates or needed clinically
•  Perform other duties, as needed Qualifications:
•  1+ year of experience working with the Pediatric population
•  Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
•  NYS Occupational Therapist (OT) license
•  Solid assessment, clinical, and documentation skills
•  Patient oriented
•  Great interpersonal skills
•  Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
•  Strong attention to detail
•  Highly organized