Occupational Therapist (Shepparton)

Job Description In the position of Occupational Therapist , you will support injured or ill workers in regaining functional capacity and independence with their ADLs within the home and community. You will collaborate with clients, employers, medical professionals, and insurers to deliver evidence-based, goal oriented interventions. We are flexible in being able to offer casual hours based on your availability. Every day is different but each day you will have the prospect to assist people to return to wellness, work and ultimately experience an improved quality of life. Some of your day to day includes:
- Conduct comprehensive ADL assessments to evaluate an individual's functional abilities and support needs within the home and/or community to promote their independence.
- Liaise with employers, case managers, medical professionals, and insurers to provide clinical updates and ensure alignment of rehabilitation goals.
- Make recommendations for equipment, home modifications, or support services based on assessment findings.
- Identify suitable equipment and service providers, including attendance to equipment trials where indicated.
- Prepare timely, high-quality reports outlining findings, recommendations, and clinical reasoning.
- Educate clients and families on adaptive strategies, energy conservation, and protected task performance.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and adhere to professional, legal, and ethical standards of practice. We offer excellent on-the-job training, travel reimbursements, professional development opportunities and support. We focus on sustaining a great and fun company culture nationwide, and place our value in our people, our best assets! We welcome new graduates with open arms! Qualifications You’ll be a driven and energetic professional with hopefully all of the qualities below!
- Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Full Professional Registration with AHPRA or eligibility to obtain
- Previous experience working in Occupational Rehabilitation industry would be highly regarded;
- Fabulous communication skills
- there is a lot of getting to know your clients and stakeholders!;
- Compassion and kindness always go a long way as does empathy;
- It’s the kind of career where well developed time management skills are a must & plus!;
- A current Driver’s License and access to own car with comprehensive insurance is a must. Additional Information Every day, we seek better together, for our clients, our customers, our community and each other. Here at IPAR, we have three simple but powerful values that drive every decision we make as a business and as a team. Our values have been created by our people and reflect the incredible team that work here, and what is important to them. Great People
- To be an IPARian means being caring, collaborative and inclusive. We’re accountable, approachable and authentic, lifting ourselves and others to be the best we can be each and every day. Big Hearts
- We’re here to make a positive difference for our clients, our customers, our team and our community. We believe in making meaningful connections as we support people in their time of need. Bold Ideas
- Is there a better way? Let’s find it. We show curiosity and courage in the face of challenge or change and draw on experts, insights and evidence to continually deliver the highest quality solutions. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team. We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. Job Location #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rrddn