OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Description

Position Summary: We are seeking an Occupational Therapist for a senior residence, responsible for designing and implementing intervention programs, advising users, and adapting environments to promote autonomy. Key Responsibilities: 1. Define and evaluate occupational therapy intervention programs. 2. Advise and train in occupational areas to improve dysfunctions. 3. Adapt the environment and coordinate with the interdisciplinary team. An occupational therapist is required for a senior residence. Define the occupational therapy intervention program for the user, which involves assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the intervention plan. • Inform, guide, and advise the user, family, or reference person regarding the intervention program. • Train, re-educate, and establish intervention guidelines in occupational areas (self-care, productivity, and leisure) to prevent and improve occupational dysfunctions. • Reinforce, maintain, and improve specific deficits in performance components (sensorimotor, cognitive, and psychosocial) through analysis and application of selected occupations. • Assess, advise, train, adapt, and follow up on technical aids and/or adaptations (wheelchairs, transfer aids, adapted utensils, clothing adaptations, etc.), in coordination with the interdisciplinary team. • Adapt the environment to users’ needs to facilitate their highest possible level of autonomy (removal of architectural barriers, fall and risk prevention, ergonomics, etc.), in coordination with the interdisciplinary team. • Promote and facilitate, in coordination with other professionals, proper positioning and postural control for each individual served. • Assess, design, fabricate, adapt, and follow up on orthoses in coordination with the physiotherapist, as appropriate. • Advise, as appropriate, the individual, family, or reference person on the use of adaptations and technical aids. • Design and participate, together with other team professionals, in health education programs to prevent illness and promote health. • Conduct and supervise therapeutic groups specific to the center’s general activity program. • Carry out discipline-specific therapeutic interventions within the occupational therapy department and designated spaces. • Ensure compliance with confidentiality regulations concerning users and respect for the right to privacy. • Ensure respect for relational customs and cultural diversity among individuals served. * Experience: 1 month. Experience in the sector is considered an advantage. * Occupational Therapist * Driving license: B * Permanent employment contract * Part-time (20 hours \- weekly schedule) * Gross monthly salary: 720