Occupational Therapist

Initiates skilled occupational therapy treatments in accordance with physicians orders; maintains required contact with physician.

Maintains written evaluations, progress notes, MDS records and discharge summaries for residents in occupational therapy program.

Confers with other health care staff regarding special needs of residents to enhance rehabilitation or maintenance of function.

Provides input for the Resident Care Planning meetings and attends during absences of the Director of Occupational Therapy.

Maintains statistical records of residents treatments.

Assists with in-service training programs upon request.

Records and updates residents care plan.

1. Graduation from an approved school of occupational therapyrequired.

2. State license to practice occupational therapyrequired.

3. Two years’ experience in occupational therapypreferred.

4. Interest in occupational therapy treatment programs for the geriatric and subacute.

Cheektowaga is a town in Erie County, New York. The town is in the north-central part of the county, and is an inner-ring suburb of Buffalo NY. It is the second-largest Buffalo suburb, after the town of Amherst

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