Make a Difference in Someone’s Life!

At Monarch, we work together to provide life-changing care in communities across North Carolina and Rhode Island. As a team, we provide hope, promote wellness, and empower individuals and families impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.

You Belong at Monarch

You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment - a place where you can do your best work and grow as a professional. That is just what you’ll find at Monarch. Here, we care for people, including our team members. We offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that supports full-time and part-time team members and their families. More than just a job, this opportunity with Monarch will give you room to spread your wings and grow because we believe in promoting from within and developing future leaders.

Job Highlights:

This Opportunity:The Occupational therapist will complete OT screens, comprehensive OT evaluations guided by standard, standardized assessments and the OT process, provide 1:1 and group OT treatment as well as specialized OT consultative services. This position will provide supervision of the COTA. This position will help individuals, groups and populations maximize occupational participation in meaningful daily activities, including but not limited to, self-care activities, instrumental activities of daily living, work and educational occupations, and activities involving social participation.

What You'll Do:

Collaboratively address the occupational needs of individuals, groups and populations via provision of quality and outcome oriented occupational therapy services, by assessing and interpreting individuals’ and group assessment and evaluation results and determining appropriate treatment.

Develop a plan of care and group protocols to help individuals and groups address barriers to occupational participation via person and occupation-centered interventions.

Lay out the types of activities and specific goals to be accomplished which will be incorporated in the individual’s person-centered plan 

Document goals, applicable interventions and progress adhering to reimbursement and practice act standards.

Collaborate with treatment team for care coordination and incorporation of OT services in the individual’s person-centered plan.

Promote occupational engagement and participation by selecting and utilizing appropriate screens, assessments and interventions for individuals, groups and populations based on the occupational profile and desired functional outcomes.

Address both mental and physical impairments impacting occupational performance, as well as contextual barriers and recommend compensatory strategies, to include but not limited to recommendations and trainings for assistive technology, adaptive equipment and durable medical equipment.

Complete home safety evaluations and provide workplace accommodations consultation to support independent living and employment, respectively.

Educate an individual’s family and/or employer about how to accommodate and support occupational engagement. 

Assure continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing individuals, families, and caregivers in occupation-centered interventions; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment and recommending additional services as needed.

Assess and document individual and group progress for billing, reporting to physicians and other healthcare providers and communication to team members.

Plan, organize, and hold group sessions at least three times weekly. 

Attend and actively participate in meetings and trainings as required.

Maintain certification/licensure in all agency, state and federal training requirements.

Maintain all necessary documentation and records in a timely manner. This may include the use of an Electronic Health Record system (EHR).

Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures, as well and service definitions related to specific programs.

Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Driving and travel may be required.

Additional Job Description Degree in Occupational Therapy required.

Completion of an accredited occupational therapy educational curriculum.

Education We're Looking For:Bachelors: Occupational Therapy (Required), Masters: Occupational Therapy

Certifications We're Looking For:Drivers License (Valid) - USA, Occupational Therapist (OTR/OTA-L) - State Board of Occupational Therapy

Experience We're Looking For:Experience working with adults with a mental health diagnosis and/or developmental disabilities

Schedule:Monday, Thursday (7:00am-5:00pm) & Saturday (8:00am-12:00pm)

Target Weekly Hours:24

Monarch is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Monarch offers opportunities as diverse as the people we support and the communities we serve. Monarch is an equal opportunity employer and we are firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. 

Monarch does not accept paper applications. Any person with a disability who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to apply for a position or otherwise to participate in Monarch job search or selection process, should contact HR@MonarchNC.org or call (704) 986-1550.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed. You will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties and responsibilities upon the request of a supervisor. This job description is subject to revision at the discretion of Monarch.