Community Occupational Therapist - Behavioral Health - FT (Mon-Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm)

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• Community Occupational Therapist - Behavioral Health - FT (Mon-Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm)
• 101 Truman Medical Center
• Job Location
• UH Behavioral Health
• Kansas City, Missouri

Department: Community Mental Health Center

Position Type: Full time

Work Schedule: 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Hours Per Week

40

Job Description

Work as a part of a multidisciplinary team delivering services to clients with a mental illness in the community. Facilitate the learning of pre-vocational, cognitive, sensorimotor, independent living skills, and social skills to restore or improve the client’s level of functioning.

Primary duties include assessing client’s functional deficits, developing treatment interventions, coordinating care with other team members, assisting client’s to increase community integration and use of community resources and contributing information for the annual assessment and treatment plan. Supervise Occupational Therapy students.

Minimum Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree and graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.

2. Current Missouri license in Occupational Therapy, or acquired within 6 months of employment. Must maintain current license to retain position.

3. Physical ability to teach and demonstrate skill building, high-level coordination and gross/fine motor skills, etc.

4. Verbal and written communication skills to discuss and document treatment programs and work issues.

5. Ability to maintain a professional and empathetic demeanor with all clients.

6. Good time management and self-motivation skills.

7. Completion of training as directed through orientation and/or by Leadership, Management or Educators in the established timeline for continued employment

8. If driving is a requirement for the employee, he/she must meet the requirements specified in the Fleet Driving Safety and Compliance Policy and must continue to meet these requirements as a condition of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master’s degree.

2. Two years experience as an Occupational Therapist.