School Occupational Therapist
Where
- Oxnard, CA
What you'll be doing
- Conducts assessments of students to determine eligibility for occupational therapy. Provides occupational therapy services to students. Maintains a safe and orderly treatment area. Reviews reports from health care providers requesting occupational therapy and coordinates occupational therapy services with students health care providers. Acts as a resource to school personnel in interpreting occupational therapy services. Plans and develops therapeutic intervention goals that are educationally relevant and will be used in students educational programs. Establishes a system of documentation that is professional, efficient and accountable and that conforms to state and individual agency policy. Communicates results of evaluations and reports of occupational therapy services to the educational staff, parents, students and other professionals and agencies concerned with the students. Prepares detailed records and reports concerning student progress and daily activities collaborates with parents regarding plans for occupational therapy services, including planning for therapy in the least restrictive environment. Provides reports for use in Individualized Educational Program (IEP) and Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) committees. Attends IEP and IFSP meetings as necessary and maintains progress notes on student records. Demonstrates appropriate activities for students to program staff. Provides consultation to the educational system regarding student needs, professional needs and system needs in order for the system to achieve its goals and objectives. Provides reassessments of students focusing on areas of need at intervals determined to be educationally relevant. Trains and serves as a consultant to program staff in areas such as sensory motor, sensory stimulation and body awareness, fine motor and gross motor skills. Performs administrative tasks and activities related to the CEA medical and the MAA claiming process. Recommends, designs and creates adaptive equipment. Performs other related duties as required.
What your background should be
- Experience working with students with a variety of disabilities in an educational setting is desirable. Possession of Board Certification from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). Possession of a valid license to operate as a Certified Occupational Therapist issued by the California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT). Possession of a valid First Aid Certificate, comparable to the American Red Cross Standard First Aid Certificate. Possession of a valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate. Possession of a valid, Class C, California Driver License. Ability to be insured and continue to be insurable by the District liability insurance carrier. Employees in this classification stand, walk, use both hands simultaneously, stoop/bend, reach overhead, have dexterity of fingers/hands and muscular coordination, lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds or over 50 pounds with assistance, see small details, speak clearly, and hear normal voice conversation.
Required Schooling / Training
- Graduation from an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Who is the client company
- The Company provides educational services.
- If you are interested in this position, send your resume to apply@kochdavis.com
