OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST-New Clear Lake Campus - Transitional Learning Center

Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute -Clear Lake, Texas,

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Uses evidence-based practice to provide Occ...

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Graduate of an accredited school of Occupational Therapy.

Maintain current CPR/First Aid certification.

Obtain and maintain NCI certification.

Education/Licensure:

Bachelors in occupational therapy; successful completion of NBCOT examination; hold a current license/registration to practice Occupational Therapy in Texas or in eligible for Texas Licensure; program development and implementation skills; evidence of clinical experience; consistently demonstrate intermediate clinical evaluation and treatment skills in applicable areas of clinical practice; teaching skills of staff, students, peers, and others demonstrated.

Experience:

Prefer one years experience with adults with brain injuries.

DEMANDS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK, EQUIPMENT USAGE, AND WORK ENVIRONMENT.

PERCENTAGE OF WORK TIME (1-33%)

Sitting

Twisting

Pushing/Pulling

Climbing (Ascending/Descending)

PERCENTAGE OF WORK TIME (34-66%)

Lifting/Carrying

Bending/Stooping

Using arm muscles frequently or for extended periods

Using back muscles frequently or for extended periods

PERCENTAGE OF WORK TIME (67-100%)

Standing/Walking

Using leg muscles frequently or for extended periods

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS - individuals in clinical care positions are required to lift a trainee/client without assistance. (1-33%)

11 - 20 Pounds

21 - 30 Pounds

31 - 40 Pounds

41 - 50 Pounds

51 - Pounds or more

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS - individuals in clinical care positions are required to lift a trainee/client without assistance. (67-100%)

2 - 10 Pounds

DOES THIS JOB REQUIRE? (1-33%)

Working with or near chemicals

Working near radiation sources

Working with hazardous waste materials

Utilizing essential upgraded or adaptive equipment as industry standards require

Using hand tools

Potential for cuts and bruises

DOES THIS JOB REQUIRE? (34-66%)

Working outdoors

Potential exposure to communicable diseases

Operating vehicle

DOES THIS JOB REQUIRE? (67-100%)

Working in hot, cold, wet surrounds

EXCHANGE OF IDEAS (67-100%)

Ability to express or exchange ideas

Ability to understand communication of others with or without adaptive devices.

Obtaining impressions through the eyes of the shape, size, distance, motion, color or other characteristics of objects with or without adaptive devices. The major visual functions are:

Acuity, far - clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.

Acuity, near - clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.

Depth perception - three-dimensional vision. The ability to judge distance and space relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are they actually are.

Field of vision - the area that can be seen up and down or to the right or left while the eyes are fixed on a given point.

Accommodation - adjustment of the lens of the eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This item is especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from the eye.

Color vision - the ability to identify and distinguish colors.

Regular Attendance

Punctuality

Ability to do Math

Literate