A Brief Overview
Plans and administers occupational therapy treatments for patients suffering from injuries or disease affecting neurological, musculoskeletal, sensory, respiratory, and cardiac systems with the purpose of restoring function, relieving pain, providing education to patients/families/staff. Works to improve the physical, cognitive/perceptual, and developmental components that may be required to effectively perform regular activities of daily living (ADLs). ADLs can include, but are not limited to the following: Employment/Work Tasks, Home-management Tasks, Grooming/hygiene, Bathing/Dressing, Driving, Leisure Activities.

What you will do

• Completes Evaluations to assess range of motion, strength, motor planning, coordination (gross and fine), balance, sensory processing, endurance, developmental status, cognitive/perceptual skill level, and ADL status.
• Establishes and provides appropriate treatment methods, to enhance physical and emotional well-being, leading toward goal achievement. Evaluate effects of treatment for various stages and adjusts treatments to achieve maximum benefit. 
• Reviews physician’s referral, and patient’s condition and medical records to determine most appropriate treatment.
• Fabrication of custom upper extremity splints/orthotic devices. Fabrication or exploration of adaptive equipment used to increase maximum independence level with ADL tasks.
• Consults with other members of healthcare team to help plan and coordinate with other medical interventions.
• Provide physical agent modalities as appropriate to diagnoses.
• Provide patient, family and staff education in OT techniques and objectives. Instructs patients and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
• Gathers materials and supplies for individual use and cleans and returns to appropriate areas at end of treatment sessions.
• Orients, instructs, and directs work activity of assistants, aides and students.
• Records treatment, response, and progress in patient’s chart or enters information into computer.
• Plans and conducts lectures and training program on occupational therapy and related topics for medical staff, students, and community groups as assigned.
• Consult with insurance companies regarding plan of care.