Essential Job Functions: OTR

An occupational therapist must

• have physical, psychosocial and cognitive abilities to interact and insure safety with clients.

• communicate written and verbally in a respectful and professional manner, being sensitive to cultural diversity.

• deal with people's daily occupations, including self-care, work and leisure.

• observe and evaluate client performance; process and interpret findings; plan and implement client centered treatment.

• create documentation that is clear, concise, functional, formalized, and measurable which meets facility time constraints and procedures.

• integrate client information holistically using critical thinking and creative problem solving to meet the clients' goals.

• demonstrate flexibility while managing multiple tasks, such as organizing, rearranging and adapting to the client and facility needs.