Occupational Therapist

REF 1672026

18.11.2024 | Dubai | full time

Description: An occupational therapist is responsible for empowering patients to participate more fully in daily tasks when this ability is compromised by a health condition. Occupational therapy is medically prescribed and involves skilled evaluation, treatment, and discharge.

Occupational therapists help people learn or re-learn the tasks that are necessary for healthy, meaningful, day-to-day living. These are referred to as “occupations“ and include:

> Basic self-care activities like dressing and bathing (called activities of daily living)
> More complex activities that help you take care of yourself and your home (called instrumental activities of daily living)
> Conducting physical and psychological assessments of clients and developing or following a treatment plan.
> Assessing home and work environments of clients and deciding what adjustments are needed.
> Advising on adaptive equipment to help clients with daily activities.
> Developing physical rehabilitation programs to help clients regain lost skills.
> Preparing clients for a return to work.
> Educating caregivers and family members of clients on patient care.
> Evaluating results and progress of occupational therapy on clients.
> Maintaining professional knowledge and the technical progress in order to provide clients with the best treatment program available.

Requirements: A bachelors degree in occupational therapy from a university certified by the ACOTE (Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education) or AOTA (American -Occupational Therapy Association).
Certified by the National Board for Certification.
Compliant with state healthcare regulatory requirements.
Possess up-to-date knowledge of treatment practices and physical therapy programs.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to take care of clients with different personalities.
Comfortable using a computer for various tasks.
Ability to assess patient conditions and work with treatment plans.

Provisions: Salary: to be discussed; Residence visa provided; Transportation; Accommodation