Occupational Therapist Jobs description
Occupational therapists actively engage people in purposeful activities to promote, regain, or maintain health and wellbeing, using occupations as therapy and enabling individuals to do occupations. They help patients to cope with rheumatoid arthritis by advising on specialist equipment to assist with daily activities, such as washing and cooking, as well as giving advice and information about support groups. Occupational therapists help someone who has been involved in a road traffic accident by developing a rehabilitation program to help re-build lost skills and restore lost confidence. They also advise on home and workplace environmental modifications, such as adaptations for wheelchair access. Occupational therapists help someone recover from problematic drinking by educating him or her about the effects of heavy drinking and teaching anxiety management techniques. They assist people suffering from mental health problems, including depression, to return to work.Occupational therapists need a degree or postgraduate qualification in occupational therapy approved by the Health Professions Council (HPC), and most providers are also accredited by the British Association/College of Occupational therapists (BAOT/COT).
|
 |
|
| Related Jobs | |
| RSS Job Feed | 700 Matches |
| DATE | LOCATION | JOB TITLE |
| Aug 20, 21 | Seattle, WA |
Occupational Therapist - Hand Therapy
Virginia Mason Medical Center Occupational Therapist - Hand Therapy','212351','Orthopedics - Outpatient','Washington-Seattle','Days','32 hours per week','32 hours per week','8:00-4... |
| Jun 08, 23 | Chicago, IL |
Occupational Therapist- Acute Care
athenahealth, Inc. Details Department: Acute Care Schedule: 8-4:30 PM; Saturday and Sunday; 2 weekend shifts/Month required; 1-2 holidays/year required Hospital: Res... |
| Jun 14, 23 | Rio Rancho, NM |
Occupational Therapist - Part-time (Days)
Sandoval Regional Medical Cent... Occupational Therapist - Part-time (Days) Department: Rehabiliation Location: Rio Rancho, NM START YOUR APPLICATION Job Summary and Scope The Occupati... |
| Jan 31, 24 | Plymouth, MN |
Lecturers in Occupational Therapy
Plymouth University Description: Based in the Faculty of Health, the School of Health Professions has something for everyone interested in health and care-related profess... |
| May 14, 24 | Racine, WI |
Occupational Therapist - Kenosha/ Racine County
Horizon Home Care & Hospice, I... Occupational Therapist - Kenosha/ Racine County (Part Time days) Location: Racine, WI (53403), Kenosha, WI (53140) If you're an Occupational... |
|
Search more Occupational Therapist Jobs |
Testimonial of the Week
The number of jobs listed on EmploymentCrossing is great. I appreciate the efforts that are taken to ensure the accuracy and validity of all jobs.
- Richard S Baltimore, MD
Sign Up now
Only HealthcareCrossing consolidates every job it can find in the domain and puts all of the job listings it locates in one place.
- We have more jobs than any other job board.
- We list jobs you will not find elsewhere that are hidden in small regional publications and employer websites
- We collect jobs from more than 4,429,376 websites and post them on our site.
- We are private, and therefore far fewer people are applying for the jobs on our site than are applying for those on public job boards.
