Tucson Area Occupational Therapist

Facilitates development and rehabilitation of patients (mostly children) with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed occupational therapy in their home. Occupational Therapist Job Duties:Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining occupational therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.Helps patient develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities by implementing programs involving manual arts and crafts, practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, activities of daily living, and sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities; directing aides, technicians, and assistants.Promotes maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest.Evaluates results of oc...