Job Description
:
NSSED Occupational Therapists
facilitate fine motor development and sensorimotor performance,
promote independence in daily living skills, and increase
functional skills through the use of adaptations.
Essential Functions
:
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Provide comprehensive motor and
functional evaluations, re-evaluations and assessments.
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Formulate goals and objectives based
on students' needs as determined by educational team.
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Provide intervention in the
educational environment.
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Collaborate with educational team on
strategies and techniques to support students' educational
program (home program, positioning, materials,
adaptations).
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Facilitate inclusion of students by
modifying the educational environment (classrooms, electives,
vocational sites).
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Collaborate with educational team to
assess and suggest appropriate assistive technologies
(switches, alternative writing methods, computer access).
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Offer inservice opportunities to
local schools and districts on subjects related to functional
motor performance (activities of daily living, hand development,
sensorimotor activities).
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Supervise certified occupational
therapy assistants and clinical affiliates.
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Collaborate with colleagues and
parents in order to share information and expertise to plan and
implement effective student programs.
Position Reports to
:
Physical/Occupational Therapy
Program Coordinator