Occupational Therapist at Alzheimers Services of the East Bay

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 9:00am - 3:00pm

Reports to:

Program Director

Major Function:

The Occupational Therapist assesses the functional capabilities of the Adult Day Health Care participants; provides and supervises individual treatment plans; acts as a consultant to ADHC staff; and is a member of the multidisciplinary team

Qualifications:

The Occupational Therapist must have a Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy; be registered by the American Occupational Therapy Association as certified by the California Medical Board; and have one year experience working with the dementia population. Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team is preferred.

Duties:

● Evaluate the participants' physical condition and functional status. Establish goals and set up treatment plans to administer occupational therapy

● Provide occupational therapy; instruct and demonstrate to families and others the occupational therapy and rehabilitation procedures indicated by the participant's treatment plan.

● Provide general instruction to principles of occupational therapy to staff as needed.

● Record in participants' chart services given, maintain progress notes and schedule participants

for further treatment.

● Meet all administrative requirements such as attending multi-disciplinary team meetings, creating/maintaining participant care plans, etc.

● Conduct quarterly assessments for each ADHC participants

● Train and provide on-going supervision to therapy aides.

● Monitor the effectiveness of therapy program.

● Develop therapy programming to fit the needs of ADHC participants.

● Other duties as assigned.