Description
Assess, plan, and deliver outpatient occupational therapy to restore functional independence in daily living, work, and community roles for clients with injuries, illness, or developmental conditions. Use evidence-based interventions, adaptive equipment, and task or environmental modifications; provide education and home programs; and coordinate care in a clinic setting.
- • Maintain accurate outpatient documentation, outcomes, and billing in the EHR.
- • Reassess and report progress; update goals and plans of care for payers and providers.
- • Perform standardized assessments and analyze history to set measurable, client-centered goals.
- • Select and grade therapeutic activities to improve ADL/IADL, work, and community skills.
- • Plan, implement, and progress individualized interventions in the outpatient clinic.
- • Recommend home, workplace, and community modifications and adaptive equipment.
- • Coordinate care with physicians, PTs, SLPs, and case managers.
- • Address cognitive, perceptual, sensorimotor, and coordination deficits with targeted interventions and technology.
- • Educate on joint protection, energy conservation, pain management, and self-management.
- • Mentor students and collaborate with clinic staff on OT techniques and objectives.
- • Fabricate or fit splints and orthoses; recommend and train in DME and assistive tech.
- • Support return-to-work or school planning, work conditioning, and community reintegration.
- • Prepare and sanitize treatment areas and equipment between sessions.
- • Provide ergonomic evaluations and guidance for safe work return and role transitions.
- • Use evidence-based practice and participate in quality improvement or clinical research.
- • Facilitate access to vocational resources and job accommodations when indicated.
- • Train patients and caregivers; prescribe and progress home exercise and activity programs.
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O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
