Occupational Therapist

The Education and Labor Cabinet fosters opportunities for lifelong learning, training and career services while protecting the well-being of Kentucky's workforce. Our mission is to promote early childhood through 12th grade, postsecondary education, adult education and credentialed training to provide lifelong opportunities for Kentuckians.

Use of resources and data to improve the prosperity of Kentucky's workforce. Actively engage employers to drive Kentucky's workforce system by creating opportunities for and removing employment barriers for Kentuckians. Create a culture of accountability to promote best practices, fairness, and compliance with Kentucky's wage and hour, employees' safety, health and worker's compensation requirements.

The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation empowers individuals with disabilities to maximize employment, achieve economic self-sufficiency and independence, and to contribute back to society. We also help businesses and employers recruit, retain and accommodate employees with disabilities.

We are seeking a Occupational Therapist to perform professional occupational therapy with the work bioptic driving evaluation and behind the wheel training for qualified OVR consumers; and performs other duties as required.

Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist through Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED) preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides behind-the-wheel training and assistance to take the Kentucky Class D operator's license exam. Teach the theory & techniques required to safely operate a motor vehicle.
  
  Teach defensive, proactive, driving techniques. Provide training in a variety of conditions and environments. Provide training that supports safe driving performance and the client's specific driving goals.

• Prepares evaluation reports and final reports, and communicates training progress regularly with VR counselors regarding referred consumers from their caseload.

• Reviews referrals, interprets medical reports, schedules consumers for evaluations, and coordinates referrals for bioptic device, O&M bioptic evaluation.

• Monitor progress toward established driving goals and make referrals to appropriate services (i.e., therapy, CDRS, physician) as needed to improve driving readiness or recommend driving cessation as appropriate.

• Reviews and interprets bioptic driving laws and regulations regarding evaluating and training low vision drivers, and provides input and information to ensure proper administration of Bioptic Driving Program.

• Perform other duties as required.

This position will have access to confidential and sensitive information. The successful candidate will be required to ensure the safeguarding and security of all confidential and sensitive information and will be required to complete trainings, sign acknowledgements, follow all policies and adhere to all statutes and requirements pertaining to the safeguarding and security of confidential and sensitive information while employed and after employment ends.

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Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a Masters Degree in occupational therapy.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be licensed or license eligible by the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Board at the time of employment. http://bot.ky.gov/ Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.

Working Conditions

Possible exposure to infectious wastes and diseases while helping residents, which may require the following of safety procedures. Possibility of falls or strains while assisting residents.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Helga Gilbert at Helga.Gilbert@ky.gov.