About this role
Occupational Therapist (OT) Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Occupational Therapy, unless a Bachelor's degree is grandfathered, if applicable.
• Initial certification by National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy.
• Current license by the Maine Board of Occupational Therapy.
• Maine CHRC fingerprinting and Background check
Nature of Work: Occupational therapists lead the process in development, implementation, and coordination of the occupational therapy program. Screening, evaluation, educational program and transition planning, therapeutic intervention, and exit planning is provided for students identified with or suspected of having disabilities that interfere with their ability to make adequate progress in the general education setting and on IEP goals to a degree that they struggle to perform daily life activities or participate in necessary or desired occupations. Skills/Requirements:
• Prioritizes and schedules work tasks independently.
• Adheres to federal and state legislation, regulation, and policies that affect occupational therapy practice.
• Knowledge and use of occupational therapy theories, models of practice, principles, and evidence based practice to guide intervention decisions.
• Knowledge of the federal, state, local legislation, regulations, policies and procedures that mandate and guide occupational therapy practice in schools.
• Ability to determine the need for an occupational therapy evaluation and to select and administer appropriate assessment tools to evaluate the student.
• Ability to participate collaboratively with multidisciplinary educational teams to develop Individualized Education Programs to meet student needs.
• Ability to provide evidence based occupational therapy intervention to improve student's performance skills and participation.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and provide continuing education and in-services for educational personnel, parents, students, and community-based service providers.
• Skill in effective oral and written communication.
• Participates in continuing education for professional development to ensure practice consistent with best practice and to meet Maine Licensure requirements.
• Uses professional literature, evidence based research, and continuing education content to make practice decisions.