WSWN0254474-0000
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2023-01-26T00:00:00
Number of Positions: 1Salary: Per SABEA Faculty ContractLocation: Various (some travel required)Work Hours: 8:00am-2:45pm (50% up to full-time)This is a professional position involving responsibility for evaluating, planning and providing occupational therapy treatment to students in accordance with written prescription or referral from a physician who provides medical direction. The Occupational Therapist is responsible to the Administrator for Special Programs for administrative purposes. Does related work as required.Performs occupational therapy procedures upon the written prescription or referral from a physician, utilizing a creative utility which may be manual, industrial, recreational or educational, designed and/or adapted to correct or remedy any disability, on school premises or during home visits;Evaluates the degree of function and disability of students unless contraindicated by professional judgement or a physician’s admission notes, and recommends treatment(s);Develops a treatment plan based upon his findings, short and long-term rehabilitation goals and in accordance with the physician’s diagnosis, prescription or referral;Records on students’ charts all evaluations, re-evaluations, progress notes, consultations and discharge summaries;Attends BOCES and in-service workshops;Fabricates and applies hand splits, trains students in the use of adaptive assistive devices and/or self-help techniques to achieve maximum independence;Participates with parents, teaching personnel and others in the formulation of students’ total care plans and therapy schedules;Confers periodically with physicians regarding all facets of student care and related activities;Develops or assists in the development of occupational therapy policies and procedures, priorities, caseloads and assessment tools;Supervises students, volunteers and assistants in scheduling and carrying out occupational therapy functions;Maintains program records including, but not limited to, the service budget, statistical reports of the frequency and types of treatment and number of students treated.Minimum Qualifications:Licensed and currently registered by the New York State Education Department as an Occupational Therapist.Note: Vacancies are filled by a certified list provided by Washington County Civil Service. Should no certified list be available, candidates appointed to this position will be serving in a provisional appointment in accordance with New York State Civil Service Law. The candidate must successfully complete a competitive examination and be eligible for appointment in accordance with Civil Service Law and the Civil Service Rules for Washington County to obtain a permanent appointment.
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