Nashville - Occupational Therapist

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and eligibility determine students based on fine motor skills, sensory processing, visual-motor integration, self-care, and classroom participation.
• Administer and interpret standardized assessment tools such as Beery VMI, SIPT, BOT-2, SPM, COPM, and others as needed.
• Write evaluation reports that are clinically rigorous, educationally relevant, and accessible to IEP team members and families.
• Participate in eligibility determination meetings and translate OT findings for educational planning purposes.
• Conduct re-evaluations (triennials) in accordance with IDEA timelines.

IEP Development & Service Delivery

• Develop individualized OT IEP goals targeting skills that affect educational access, including handwriting, fine motor coordination, sensory regulation, and functional self-care.
• Deliver direct individual and small-group therapy sessions using evidence-based OT frameworks such as Ayres Sensory Integration, CO-OP, sensory diet programming, and others.
• Design and implement sensory diets, environmental modifications, and adaptive equipment recommendations to support classroom participation.
• Provide consultative services to teachers and paraprofessionals on sensory accommodations and adaptive strategies.
• Maintain accurate, timely service logs and progress notes supported by Thrive’s AI documentation tools.

Collaboration & Adaptive Supports

• Partner with SLPs, PTs, BCBAs, school psychologists, and special education teachers on integrated, student-centered IEP teams.
• Evaluate for and recommend adaptive equipment, positioning tools, and assistive technology to support educational access.
• Train teachers, paraprofessionals, and families on sensory strategies, handwriting supports, and ADL skill generalization.
• Contribute to RTI/MTSS frameworks by providing universal sensory screening and Tier 1/Tier 2 motor skill consultation.
• Cookordination with physical therapists on overlapping mobility, positioning, and motor goals.