Initiates skilled occupational therapy treatments in accordance with physician’s orders; maintains required contact with physician.

Maintains written evaluations, progress notes, MDS records and discharge summaries for residents in occupational therapy program.

Confers with other health care staff regarding special needs of residents to enhance rehabilitation or maintenance of function.

Provides input for the Resident Care Planning meetings and attends during absences of the Director of Occupational Therapy.

Maintains statistical records of residents’ treatments.

Assists with in-service training programs upon request.

Records and updates resident’s care plan.

Graduation from an approved school of occupational therapy required.

State license to practice occupational therapy required.

Two years’ experience in occupational therapy preferred.

Interest in occupational therapy treatment programs for the geriatric and subacute populations utilizing a team approach.

Ability to direct others necessary.

Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing required.

Sense of responsibility and ability to work well with residents, families, and other staff members required.

Qualities of maturity, diplomacy, and ability to work well with others required.

Ability to work with geriatric and chronically ill residents, as well as other professionals in a friendly and helpful manner necessary.

Ability to perform tasks to established standards of excellence required

About the area:

Beautiful, Burlington Vermont is home to a thriving arts scene, museums and educational opportunities, great shopping, three colleges and a university, as well as a full range of four-season outdoor pursuits. Fountains, a brick-paved pedestrian mall, and historic buildings provide the backdrop for the Church St Marketplace, where specialty shops and national retailers mingle with restaurants and cultural venues. Outdoor cafes, street vendors and entertainers keep things lively long after sundown. Festivals are held all year long with events like New Year’s First Night Celebration and the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival attracting visitors from throughout the northeast. A short walk from Church Street takes visitors to nearby Burlington Waterfront Park, offering ferry crossings, excursion boats, and a 12.5-mile walking/bike path that connects to the Lake Champlain Islands via bike ferry in summer. Bicycles, rollerblades, kayaks, and sailboats are all available for rent, and the views across the lake are spectacular.