Job Description
Job Description
Job Overview
We are seeking a patient-focused Occupational Therapist to help clients develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills. You will provide effective, client-centered interventions that enhance independence and improve quality of life.
Responsibilities
- Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality
- Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions
- Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
- Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components
- Assess client’s home and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities
- Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use
- Guide and educate family members and caregivers
- Observe, note, and report on progress of long and short term treatment goals
- Collect data and document processes followed
Requirements
Proven working experience as Occupational TherapistExcellent knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapyFamiliarity with ADLs evaluation tools ( e.g. Katz ADL scale, Lawton IADL scale)Ability to manage patients with different types of personalitiesProfessional behaviour.Excellent interpersonal communication skillsValid license to practice occupational therapyFor a faster application process, please email your contact number, resume, and license / certificate to genevieve@dignitywithcare.net with the subject line : Application – [Position Name] .