Occupational Therapist
Occupational therapists (OTs) assist patients in performing activities of all types, ranging from using a computer to caring for daily needs such as dressing, cooking, eating, and driving. Services typically include: customized treatment programs to improve one's ability to perform daily activities; comprehensive home and job site evaluations with adaptation recommendations; adaptive equipment recommendations and usage training; and guidance to family members and caregivers.
Occupational therapists help patient of all ages regain, develop, or master everyday skills in order to live independent, productive, and satisfying lives.
As an occupational therapist, would you like to:
- Help a patient with arm fracture/ injury relearn how to dress and bath themselves?
- Complete a customized seating / positioning system to allow for participation in ADL and leisure activities?
- Develop strategies to assist a patient with dementia to maintain independence in self-care activities?
- Address community re-integration skills for patients who are transitioning to home?
Occupational therapists assess patients with physical and mental challenges in order to develop activities of daily living (ADL) that work best for those patients. For a patient with a physical disability, the first focus is on performing critical daily routines, such as dressing, grooming, bathing, and eating. Once these skills are mastered, a program is then built around the skills needed to perform tasks such as participating in education, caring for a home and family, or seeking and maintaining employment.
If you are interested in working in a variety of settings such as an outpatient clinic, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility or home health setting providing short term and long term rehab, then you belong at Therapy Management Corporation!