Job Information
Carthage Central School District Occupational Therapist in Carthage, New York
Occupational Therapist JobID: 1263
Position Type:
Student Support Services/ Occupational Therapist
Date Posted:
11/26/2024
Location:
Multiple Locations
Date Available:
12/17/2024
Application Deadline: Open until filled Building: Multiple Requirements: NYS Licensed Occupational Therapist Salary: $51,950 to $64,200
Title: Occupational Therapist
Reports to: Principal/Director of Pupil Services
Approved By: Carthage Central School District Board of Education
SUMMARY: The Occupational Therapist possesses and displays the experience, ability, personality, energy and maturity to meet the everyday demands of students, department, school and district. The Occupational Therapist is responsible for planning, delivering and assessing appropriate services for individual and/or groups of students.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
Evaluates the student’s ability and formulates the student’s occupational performance through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews.
Synthesizes evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment; directs program development; and guides evidence-based intervention.
Develops occupationally based intervention plans based on student educational needs and evaluation results and monitors the effects of occupational therapy intervention and the need to continue, modify, or discontinue intervention.
Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs.
Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals.
Adapts and modifies the environment including assistive technology and training instructional staff to meet individual needs and to help students function as independently as possible.
Provides targeted, evidence-based therapeutic intervention to facilitate student participation and occupational performance within the school environment.
Consults with the school-based team to achieve student outcomes. Educates student, educational personnel, and family to facilitate skills in areas of occupation as well as health maintenance and safety.
Documents occupational therapy services to ensure accountability of service provision and to meet standards for reimbursement of services as appropriate. Maintains clinical and administrative records in accordance with professional standards, state guidelines, and school system policy.
Prioritizes and schedules work tasks independently. Manages inventory of therapeutic equipment and assessments, and project needs for budget planning.
Reports to school on time.
Maintains confidentiality.
Adheres to and enforces CCSD Code of Conduct.
Provides supervision of students both in and outside of the classroom in accordance with building and district expectations.
Adheres to federal and state legislation, regulation, and policies that affect occupational therapy practice including licensure requirements.
Reviews occupational therapy services for quality improvement and makes changes as needed to ensure quality of services.
Participates, when appropriate, in continuous professional growth and development related to the profession of occupational therapy and/or specific content area(s).
Attends required meetings and follows building rules, procedures and district policies.
Maintains positive, cooperative and mutually supportive relationships with students, staff, caregivers, colleagues, district personnel and community.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: As needed, provides legal and ethical supervision of occupational therapy assistant assuming responsibility for the students served by assistant. OTHER: Performs related duties as required or assigned. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: In accordance with New York State licensure requirements. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: It is the professional obligation of the employee to secure and maintain all required certificates, licenses and registrations. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.