Complete and maintain necessary records.

Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.

Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.

Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities.

Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.

Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.

Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.

Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination and perceptual skills, using computer programs.

Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.

Supervise, train and assess therapy students during onsite clinical affiliations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.