Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Department of Disability & Aging is looking for a licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) to serve individuals in Middle TN Homes and MF- IDD Medically Fragile Foster Home.
• Roles and responsibilities include, but not limited to the following.
• OT needed to work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment to meet the Activity of Daily Living (ADL), sensory, splinting, spasticity, and adaptive mealtime needs of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• No insurance billing required! All OT services are state funded through the of Disability and Aging.
• Provide consultation-based ADL, sensory, splinting, spasticity, and assistive mealtime services to adults with IDD in  with direct services as needed.
• Provide intensive ADL, sensory, splinting, and adaptive mealtime services to children currently in DCS custody being served through the MF- IDD Medically Fragile Foster Home.
• Complete an annual assessment pertaining to ADLs, sensory, splinting, spasticity, and mealtime needs for each resident.
• Provide recommendations for action steps for person centered support plans (PCSPs)/individualized support plans (ISPs).
• Request orders for splinting, spasticity, and adaptive equipment as indicated.
• Order sensory, bathing, oral hygiene, and splinting equipment as needed.
• Complete monthly and quarterly monitoring to ensure fidelity of staff-implemented plans.
• Initiate and facilitate staff training to ensure proper implementation of ADL, sensory, splinting, and mealtime interventions.
• Provide onboarding training for new staff/nurses.
• Provide assessment consultation for residents at the Harold Jordan Center as needed and provide treatment/discharge recommendations.