Occupational Therapist

Title:: Occupational Therapist
Reports to:: Exceptional Children’s Director
Terms of Employment:: 10 Months

Salary:: NC Teacher State Salary plus Local

Supplement

Qualifications:

• Graduation from a four year accredited program of occupational therapy (required) and two years of experience or
• A Master’s Degree in occupational therapy
• NC Occupational Therapist License

Supervises:

May coordinate and direct the activities of the Occupational Therapist Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluates students’ abilities through a variety of functional and behavioral assessments and collection of information
• Provides direct therapy through various activities to develop and maintain living skills
• Participates in the multi-disciplinary meetings to develop Individual Education Plans
• Designs and constructs or modified special equipment to meet individual needs
• Prepares sensory diets for students as appropriate
• Instructs and monitors educational personnel, community agencies, and parents in the program to increase strength and dexterity of exceptional students
• Coordinates the development and evaluation of a school-wide occupational therapy program
• Projects budget needs to support OT program
• Maintains clinical and administrative records in accordance with state guidelines and school policy
• Maintains documentation log on services provided, completes documentation for
• Medicaid billing as outlined in district procedures from the Exceptional Children’s Department
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor