Occupational Therapist

Review patients medical history and asses their condition and needs

Evaluate patients' ability to do certain tasks

Confer with physicians, patients and their families, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other members of a patient's care team

Develop a treatment plan for patients with specific goals and tasks that will help them meet those goals

Guide patients to perform tasks to meet their goals

Demonstrate exercises that can help patients better perform everyday tasks and relieve pain

Evaluate a patients home or workplace and identify potential improvements based on their needs

Educate a patients family about how to help care for and accommodate them

Recommend and teach patients how to use adaptive equipment that will help them with daily living, such as wheelchairs and eating aids

Assess patients' progress against goals and prepare reports for healthcare providers and insurance agencies