Occupational Therapist

Czech Rehabilitation Hospital; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rehabilitation facility in Abu Dhabi seeks an Occupational Therapist to join their team. Responsibilities include evaluating clients and their needs, developing treatment plans, and ensuring safe discharge plans. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Occupational Therapy with expertise in various therapeutic techniques. This role offers a chance to contribute to a multidisciplinary healthcare team and enhance patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must administer and evaluate clients using standardized assessments.
• Should assist clients in achieving treatment plan goals effectively.
• Expected to ensure safety at discharge and provide home exercise programs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and re-evaluate clients' functional abilities.
• Provide treatment through various therapeutic methods.
• Ensure contribution to healthcare team through documentation.

Skills

Neuromuscular reeducation

Therapeutic activity

Manual therapy

Self-care/home management training

Sensory integration techniques

Cognitive skills development

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

n occupational therapist may perform a number of different tasks on a daily basis. What an occupational therapist's day looks like depends on the needs of their individual patients as well as the type of facility where they work. Some occupational therapists work in a hospital or rehabilitation center, for example, while others provide home health care services.

An Occupational Therapist's Duties May Include

• Evaluation/Re-evaluation: An OT administer and evaluates clients through the use of standardized assessments. They gauge functional abilities, including physical, emotional, cognitive, and sensory components to evaluate the necessity of skilled occupational therapy intervention.
• Treatment: An OT helps the client achieve goals set forth in the treatment plan by providing neuromuscular reeducation, therapeutic activity, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, self-care/home management training, development of cognitive skills, sensory integration techniques, wheelchair management, and wound care.
• Discharge: A therapist ensures safety at discharge and continuation of progress by providing home exercise programs, family/caregiver instruction, recommendations for assistive equipment, and recommendations for continued therapy in a less-restrictive setting.
• Contribution to Healthcare Team: A therapist communicates with the larger health team through effective documentation and charting in the patient and department records.
• Maintenance of Department Integrity: An occupational therapist complies with federal and state professional requirements. They also maintain professional expertise through continued education as necessitated by licensure and as appropriate for the provision of specific treatments. In some cases, they may further develop the occupational therapy department by annually reviewing best practices.