A prestigious School located in Brooklyn, NY is in need of Occupational Therapist
Type: Contract, Perm or Temp-to-Perm
Schedule: Monday to Friday, No Weekends, 8-hour shift
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Job Summary:
The Occupational Therapist will be working within a fast-paced multi-disciplinary Team to assess, develop and implement an appropriate inter-disciplinary Individualized Education Program (IEP) for the students within their caseload. The student population is primarily non-verbal and nonambulatory who have a brain injury or brain-based disorder.
In addition, it is critical to be part of the research efforts surrounding his or her assigned students as well as the organization's research efforts.
Successful attributes include a strong strategic focus, individual leadership in an environment that promotes innovation and continuous improvement, effective communication with key constituents and stakeholders, and accountability for results
Responsibilities:
Evaluating a student's functional status using validated standardized clinical assessment tools on eval, quarterly and as needs basis
Establishing treatment goals based on parent input and clinical decision making based on standardized assessment tools
Planning treatment and successfully modifying POC as needed based on standardized assessments and evidence based as well as data driven treatment outcomes
Implementing the plan of care through direct treatment
Coordinating treatment strategies with the interdisciplinary student team
Providing instruction and education to patient, family, and caregivers to improve quality of care and enhance student outcomes
Participating in multidisciplinary patient care conferences and team meetings
Providing accurate, timely documentation of treatment (session notes), weekly and quarterly reports, any/all student-care specific forms and LMNs
Participating in appropriate, approved educational and clinical research activities
Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary/inter-disciplinary team including each student's special education teacher and therapy team of speech therapists, physical therapists, teachers of the visually impaired, deaf/heard of hearing, assistive technologists, music therapists, nursing, research assistance/paraprofessionals, neuropsychologist, social workers
Prepare and modify Individualized Education Programs (IEP's) in a timely manner
Collaborate with parents as necessary and involve them in their child's activities and progress on a regular basis
Utilize a multi-sensory approach incorporating art, music and technology to design lessons/treatment plans to increase students' communication, social, and life skills
Must attend and demonstrate active participation in all mandatory trainings
Assisting in the development and implementation of educational modules for staff inservices and accrediting bodies to include but not limited to IACET (International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training).
Maintains a safe, clean, and healthy working environment for students and staff by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Maintains confidentiality for school records based on HIPAA/FERPA.
Other discipline-specific responsibilities based on organizational needs (service delivery, research, continuing education)
Research
Prepare and submit IEP reports with media (quarterly)
Prepare and submit session notes within session (daily)
Seizure-like event reporting with media (promptly submitted, as applicable to the student)
Grand Rounds to include: preparing slides according to provided format, attending GR training meetings (ongoing), attend practice session (as scheduled), giving formal GR presentation (quarterly), and being confident in describing & scoring assessments (semi-annual hands-on practicum or quiz)
Participation in regular iBRAIN Innovation (3 times a year) meetings (as scheduled)
Help RA/Para fully understand their student's IEP & heighten their ability to formulate in-depth student-specific research questions
Complete iBRAIN Research Integrity annual training
For Continuing Education, annually identify 3+ knowledge gaps or competency areas
Qualifications:
Must have a valid New York State License as an Occupational Therapist.
2 years of clinical experience in Pediatric Occupational Therapy working with children with brain-based disorders and neurological involvement preferred.
Must be able to pass ALL of the FREE e-learning Short Courses in Clinical Research from The Global Health Training Centre website (
Must possess exceptional interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills, along with the ability to take initiative, and a highly flexible personality type
Must be capable of lifting a minimum of 50 pounds independently.
Must be detail-oriented, focused, highly motivated, and able to work as part of a team.
MUST HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR.
Research experience and NDT training is preferred.
Pediatric OT: 2 years (Preferred)
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