TheraSupport, LLC Occupational Therapist Ann Arbor, MI · Part time Company website

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TheraSupport Behavioral Health & Wellness offers two distinct but complementary areas of service.

Our Residential Supported Independent Living (SIL) Program provides individualized support for people living with traumatic brain injuries. The program focuses on promoting independence, developing daily living skills, and improving overall quality of life in a supportive residential environment.

Separately, our Outpatient Clinic provides comprehensive therapy, neuropsychological, and wellness services to individuals with a variety of neurological, behavioral health, and rehabilitation needs.

Across both programs, we embrace a person-centered philosophy, emphasizing individualized care, professional collaboration, and compassion. Our goal is to help each individual achieve their highest level of independence, well-being, and quality of life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and reassessments based on participant needs, referral questions, and applicable clinical and organizational requirements.
• Assess functional performance in areas such as household management, meal preparation, medication-management skills, community access, cognition, executive functioning, safety awareness, daily routines, and meaningful activity participation.
• Develop individualized plans of care with measurable, functional goals that reflect participant priorities, identified needs, and evaluation findings.
• Provide skilled interventions addressing independent living skills, instrumental activities of daily living, functional cognition, routines, compensatory strategies, environmental supports, and community participation.
• Assess participants’ functional ability to understand, organize, prepare, and follow medication routines in coordination with nursing and the interdisciplinary team.
• Facilitate or oversee medication-packing sessions within the occupational therapy scope of practice and established organizational procedures.
• Recommend adaptive equipment, assistive technology, environmental modifications, cueing, supervision, or other supports when clinically appropriate.
• Educate participants, families, guardians, direct support staff, and team members on strategies that promote safe and successful functioning across settings.
• Collaborate with nursing, speech-language pathology, psychology, care coordination, direct support staff, medical providers, pharmacy partners, and organizational leadership.
• Participate in admissions, care planning, team meetings, transitions, and discharge planning as appropriate.
• Complete evaluations, plans of care, progress notes, discharge summaries, and other required documentation accurately and within established timelines.
• Manage the assigned caseload and schedule responsibly while communicating significant changes, barriers, safety concerns, and medication-related concerns promptly.
• Provide appropriate guidance and supervision to COTA staff when assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in occupational therapy from an accredited occupational therapy program.
• Current and unrestricted license to practice occupational therapy in the State of Michigan.
• Experience working with adults with traumatic brain injury, acquired brain injury, neurological conditions, cognitive impairment, behavioral health needs, or other complex disabilities preferred.
• Experience providing services in home, community-based, residential, outpatient, or rehabilitation settings preferred.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness to travel locally between service locations as needed.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA, professional ethics, participant rights, and privacy expectations related to healthcare and human services.

Essential Skills

• Strong clinical reasoning and the ability to translate assessment findings into practical, functional interventions and recommendations.
• Ability to work independently while communicating and collaborating effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain clinical information clearly to participants, families, staff, and external providers.
• Strong organization, time-management, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach and commitment to high-quality, person-centered care.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort learning electronic health records and other digital platforms.

Position Details

• Part-time position
• ·Flexible schedule based on participant and program needs
• Competitive hourly rate based on experience 

TheraSupport Behavioral Health & Wellness is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and organizational need, without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.