Occupational Therapist (Part time, Full Time, Per Diem) - JOB ID# 14153

About the role

Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) has been dedicated to providing innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective educational programs and services to meet the diverse needs of children and adults in Greater Hartford. Serving 33 member districts and reaching additional communities statewide, CREC supports approximately 12,000 students annually through more than 120 educational programs. Our offerings include professional learning and coaching for educators, specialized programming for students with diverse needs, and PreK-12 education across 16 interdistrict magnet schools. Additionally, CREC provides school construction, operations, and cooperative business services, while also delivering programs that help adults build real, job-ready skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete screenings, conduct evaluations, develop measurable goals, plan and implement therapeutic interventions, and collect data that are educationally relevant.
• Communicate results of evaluations and reports to educational staff, parents, students, and other professionals or agencies as appropriate.
• Document all therapy services including daily contact notes, progress summaries, evaluations, student Individualized Education Programs (IEP), trainings, and Medicaid billing when required.
• Maintain and submit time records for billing purposes on such activities as travel, direct/indirect services, and prior approved projects.
• Collaborate, consult, teach, and monitor professionals and paraprofessionals involved with the implementation of occupational therapy interventions or strategies.
• Provide consultation to schools and districts regarding student, staff, and system needs.
• Attend meetings as appropriate including school team, PPT meetings, and OT-PT staff meetings and in-services, as required.
• Participate in and facilitate in-service education, training, and professional development for related service staff and school personnel as needed.
• Maintain routine inspection of therapy equipment, order supplies, and maintain inventory. If products are damaged, discontinue use and seek repair or replacement.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• When assigned, supervise and monitor an Occupational Therapy Assistant, as required by the Connecticut State Department of Education and Department of Public Health.
• Opportunities to accept responsibility for providing fieldwork supervision of occupational therapy intern in accordance with existing College/University and school district agreement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university from an accredited Occupational Therapy program recognized by NBCOT.
• Requires current professional registration with NBCOT and State of Connecticut License by the Department of Public Health.
• Successfully completed and graduated from an accredited occupational therapy professional program recognized by NBCOT and have completed all fieldwork requirements.
• Two years of experience as an occupational therapist, preferably in school system or other pediatric practice setting.

Skills

• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings; dits work for spelling and grammar; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Leadership - Effectively assigns and matches responsibilities to individuals; Empowers autonomous work; Monitors progress; Demonstrates confidence and motivates others; Takes responsibility for work of COTAs; Remains accessible, and looks for way to continuously improve.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Motivation & Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence, and overcomes obstacles; Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Organizes tasks and schedules for others.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.