أخصائي علاج وظيفي / STAFF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

• Plans therapy programs for each patient, involving appropriate occupational therapy modalities.

• Applies diagnostic and prognostic muscle, nerve, joint, and functional ability.

• Directs and aids patients in active and passive exercises, muscle re-education, and functional training.

• Activities of Daily Living Training and education to the patient base on their needs.

• Directs patients in care and use of wheelchairs, braces, gives instruction in posture control and therapeutic procedures to be continued by the patient.

• Adapts conventional occupational therapy techniques to meet the needs of the patient unable to comprehend verbal commands or voluntarily carry out a regime of therapeutic exercise.

• Evaluates and documents patients progress and makes the same available. Also to the other members of the rehabilitation team for review and team goal setting.

• May direct and supervise activities of assistants or volunteer workers and students.

• May conduct or participate in training medical and nursing personnel, students and other workers in occupational therapy techniques and objectives.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge in area of rehabilitation such as splint designing and fabrication based on patients need

Occupational Therapy