Full time Occupational Therapist (10 month)

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center is seeking a licensed Pediatric Occupational Therapist for a full-time, 10-month role. The position includes delivering home-based and school-based OT services across West Seneca, Cheektowaga, and surrounding areas to children aged preschool to high school.

The OT will evaluate needs, develop treatment plans, document progress, and collaborate with families, teachers, and the OT team to maximize functional outcomes. NYS licensure is required.

Qualifications

• Must hold New York State license and registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
• Full-time 37.5 hours/week for a 10-month term; school-based and home therapy settings considered.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate therapy needs and participate in treatment planning.
• Develop and revise OT treatment plans; document progress and goals.
• Collaborate with teachers, families and OT staff for service delivery.
• Complete all required paperwork and logs with supervising OT signatures.
• Provide written evaluation findings and goals; prepare necessary program materials.
• Transport between sites to provide educational OT services.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Clinical Documentation

Communication Skills

Technology Proficiency

Education

Master's in Occupational Therapy

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

Buffalo Hearing & Speech is looking for a pediatric licensed full time (37.5 hours a week) 10-month Occupational Therapist to conduct home therapy and school-based therapy sessions in the West Seneca, Cheektowaga, and surrounding areas. Student ages will range from preschool to potentially high school. The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing OT services to children and clients of BHSC whose ability to function is impaired by congenital or developmental disability, physical illness or injury, through examinations, evaluations, diagnosis, prognosis and interventions for the highest functional outcomes.Essential Functions:Responsible for evaluation of therapy needs. Participate in the creation of the treatment plan, revising as necessary. Perform occupational therapy procedures as ordered by physician or documented on IEP, Communicate with OT manager as appropriate to evaluate patient needsCollaborates with OT supervisor, teachers, parents/families, and/or other personnel concerning patient’s care and activities, developing plans for services and/or making recommendations.Complete all paperwork requirements related to patient care (including keeping logs with OT supervisor signatures for the purpose of documenting OT supervising).Prepares a wide variety of written materials (e.g. draft evaluation findings, observations, proposed occupational therapy IEP goals,etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference and/or conveying information.Make recommendations for purchases of specialized program materials, supplies and adaptive equipment.Transports self between multiple sites within the district for the purpose of providing educational occupational therapy to students and clients.Participate in formal staff training, continuing education services and formalized in-service training as appropriate.Performs other related duties requested by your supervisor.Skills:Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of occupational therapyThorough knowledge of standards of clinical practice established by the American Occupational Therapy AssociationAbility to exhibit sound, professional judgment and maturityStrong technology and computer skillsPreparing and maintaining accurate recordsOperating equipment used in Occupational TherapyEducation:Masters in Occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the council of medical education of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy AssociationRequired License/ Registration/ Certification:New York State Licensed and Registered as an Occupational TherapistPhysical Requirements:Physical actions may include, but are not limited to; standing, sitting, bending, lifting, kneeling, squatting, reaching, crawling, running, twisting & turning.Vision, speech, tactical and hearing senses adequate to perform job requirements.Frequent sitting/ standing and when appropriate, floor sitting with pediatric patients.