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The Center for Disability Services offers hope, innovation and achievement to the people we support. For 80 years, we have been one of upstate New York’s largest providers of programs and services for individuals who have disabilities. Many of the innovative programs and vital services that we offer are not available elsewhere.

We are searching for an Occupational Therapist to join our Education department!

This position works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members including teachers, teacher assistants, school districts, and families to ensure quality, state-of-the-art, cost-effective services to all students. The position is three days at CloverPatch Preschool in Glenville and two days at Langan School Albany (school age program).

Responsibilities:

• Provides quality occupational therapy services
• Assesses current level of function
• Develops and implements an appropriate treatment plan
• Maintains complete and accurate clinical documentation
• Evaluates treatment outcomes and modifies treatment plans as needed
• Completes student evaluation as assigned, which include initial evaluations, reevaluations, and wheelchair evaluations
• Completes report cards and annual student reviews
• Supervises assigned Occupational Therapy Assistants or student interns as needed
• Reviews and cosigns documentation completed by Occupational Therapy Assistants and students as assigned
• Communicates with interdisciplinary team members, caregivers, vendors, school districts and county service providers
• Maintains clinical and professional knowledge base
• Complies with Federal, State and local legal and professional requirements

Requirements:

• Masters degree in field of Occupational Therapy
• Experience working with individuals who have Developmental Disabilities.
• Less than 1 yr of job-related experience required
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds

At the Center for Disability Services, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees and the people we support. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any protected class of job applicant or employee in our employment practices

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