Occupational Therapist (POTFF)

About the role

The Occupational Therapist (OT) – Cognitive Performance supports Service Members by enabling meaningful daily life, work, and mission-related performance. This role applies occupational analysis to mission demands, identifies cognitive barriers impacting readiness, and implements evidence-based interventions to improve attention regulation, working memory, executive control, reaction time, stress resilience, and cognitive recovery. Candidates should be able to support operations at one or more of the following locations: MacDill AFB, FL; Homestead AFB/ARB, FL; Camp Lejeune, NC; Camp Pendleton, CA; Coronado, CA; Fort Benning, GA; Fort Bragg, NC; Fort Campbell, KY/TN; Fort Carson, CO; Cannon AFB, NM; Hurlburt Field, FL; Eglin AFB, FL; Duke Field, FL; Dam Neck, VA; JEB Little Creek, VA; Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), WA; Hunter Army Airfield, GA; Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI; Keesler AFB, MS; Stennis Space Center, MS; Pope Army Airfield, NC; Yuma, AZ; Harrisburg, PA; Standiford Field (Louisville), KY or Hawaii. U.S. citizenship is required. Candidates must possess an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance or be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance as required for contract performance. This position is pending upon contract award.

Responsibilities

• Review cases and summarize the facts of each case and assess issues involved in the case to certify or non-certify requested treatments.
• Provide written clinical rationales for CA Workers Compensation cases.
• Review, organize and identify all medical records provided for CA workers comp cases.
• Monitor timeliness of reviews to ensure applicable standards are met.
• Consistently meet production and quality standards.
• Perform special projects as assigned such as legal research, general medical research, etc.
• Work on special projects to improve CA IMR project or other special projects as assigned.
• Become a subject matter expert (SME) using job aides and learning tools.
• Conduct comprehensive cognitive performance evaluations using standardized assessment tools and validated neurocognitive testing platforms.
• Perform occupational analysis to identify performance barriers related to mission tasks and task-person-environment mismatches contributing to performance degradation.
• Identify cognitive risk factors impacting readiness, including sleep