Occupational Therapist

Acadia Healthcare

Philadelphia, PA
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Philadelphia, PA
Posted
Oct 2
18 days ago
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Acadia Healthcare

Mental health care · 10,001+ employees

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What you'll do

  • Evaluate patients' needs and develop treatment plans to help them improve skills for daily living and work.
  • Demonstrate exercises, recommend equipment, educate families and employers, and assess and record patient progress.

What you need

  • Master’s or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy conferred by an accredited program.
  • Two or more years’ experience working with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders with a demonstrated understanding of the principals of behavioral management preferred.
  • Experience in working with children and families required
  • ​Current active professional license or eligible for endorsement by the state in which the facility provides services.
  • ​CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • ​First aid may be required based on state or facility.
  • Education: a postgraduate degree

Key skills

Occupational Therapybehavioral managementCurrent active professional licenseCPRde-escalation/restraint certificationFirst aid

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Occupational Therapist Job Locations US-PA-Philadelphia Job Post Information* : Posted Date 2 weeks ago (10/2/2026 10:48 AM) ID 2026-110940 Job Family Clinical Location : Name Belmont Behavioral Health System Overview ​ PURPOSE STATEMENT: ​ Treat patients who are recovering from injur y , ill ness or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. Responsibilities ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: ​ Help patients develop, recover and improve the skills needed for daily living and working. ​ Review patient medical history , ask questions and observe patient’s completing tasks to evaluate condition and needs. ​ Develop a treatment plan for patients, identify specific goals and types of activities that will be used to help the patient work toward set goals. ​ Help people with various disabilities with different tasks, demonstrate exercises, evaluate a patient’s home or workplace and based on the patient’s health needs, identify potential improvements. ​ Educate a patient’s family and employer about how to accommodate and care for the patient. Recommend special equipment, such as wheelchairs and eating aids and instruct patients on how to use that equipment. ​ Assess and record patient activities and progress for patient evaluations, for billing and for reporting to physicians and other healthcare providers. ​ May work with children in educational settings, evaluating disabled children’s abilities, modify classroom equipment to accommodate children with certain disabilities and help children participate in school activities. ​ May work with patients who suffer from developmental disabilities, menta l illness or emotional problems. ​ M ay teach these patients skills such as managing time, budgeting, using public transportation and doing household chores in order to help them cope with and engage in daily life activities. ​ May work with individuals who have problems with drug use, alcoholism, depression or other disorders. ​ Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always.  When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints.  Recognize that patient safety is a top priority. ​ OTHER FUNCTIONS: ​ Perform other functions and tasks as assigned. ​ Qualifications ​ EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS: Master’s or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy conferred by an accredited program. Two or more years’ experience working with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders with a demonstrated understanding of the principals of behavioral management preferred. Experience in working with children and families required ​ LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS: ​ Current active professional license or eligible for endorsement by the state in which the facility provides services. ​ CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). ​ First aid may be required based on state or facility. ​ ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS: ​ ​ ​ While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from par ticular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws. Options Apply Here Apply Share Email this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Connect With Us! Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration. Application FAQs Software Powered by ICIMS www.icims.com

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