Job Description
Conducts assessments and create realistic rehabilitation individualized care plans for clients with cognitive, physical and social ..
Job Description
Conducts assessments and create realistic rehabilitation individualized care plans for clients with cognitive, physical and social disabilities that affect independence and performance in Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADLs) or occupations.
Monitor client progress, evaluate outcomes, and change programs, as needed
Make recommendations regarding client discharge, home management, and transfer to alternate programs, integration into the community or return to work.
Initiate changes that make environments more accessible and participation in activities easier for clients
Select and use meaningful group/individual activities that will improve or maintain client’s Upper Limb (UL) function, cognitive skills such as decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination and perceptual skills.
Provide OT services that include retraining in BADLs and IADLs, exercises and activities that improve strength and range of motion (ROM), particularly in the UL. This includes improving coordination and dexterity.
Plan and implement leisure/recreational programs and social activities to help clients learn new skills and adjust to handicaps.
Use assistive technology to enable participation in occupations
Self-help strategies that train or retrain clients in daily living activities health promotion and disability prevention strategies
Collaborate with rehabilitation team and other disciplines to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities. This includes volunteer programmes.
Supervise a team of OTA & Rehab Assistant to carry out interventions for clients
