Scope and Types of Service
Direct Services
• Initial Assessment upon admission to Home, assessment and treatment of elderly clients with Dementia, Stroke, Fractures and other neurological and orthopedic conditions.
• Tailored treatment programme for each individual client.
• Treatment and consultation services for all clients.
• Recommendations for adaptive equipment for enhancement of functions.
• Small group activities with involvement of volunteers.
• Recommendation & Fabrication of splints.
• Wheelchair prescription and modifications.
• Assistive devices – prescription and modification.
Consultation
• Referrals to other professionals.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration with other professionals pertaining to treatment.
Training
• Regular on-job-training for therapy assistants and staff.
• Talks and in-service training for all staff on therapy issues.
• Talks for Volunteers.
• Training of volunteers for assisting therapy aides in implementing treatment.
Others
• Outings for clients.
• Maintaining regular reports and records.
• Consultation on setting up and planning & supervising therapy programs.
Requirements/Qualification
• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Holds valid Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification. For individuals exempted from BCLS, a medical exemption memo, and valid BCLS (Theory) certification are required.
• Holds valid full/ conditional registration occupational therapist practising certificate from the Allied Health Professionals Council.
Salary range: $65 - $70 per hour
(Commensurate with experience and qualification)
Qualified applicants, kindly send your updated resume to:
dawntjoa@sainttheresahome.org.sg
or
Human Resource Dept
St Theresa’s Home
49 Upper Thomson Road
Singapore 574325