Applicants who possess the required qualifications will not be ranked on the registers and the appointing authority may select from among any of the available eligibles. Each application must be accompanied by a transcript of all undergraduate and graduate college or university credit in order for applications to be evaluated. The minimum experience and training qualifications statements represent the minimum experience and training standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests, provided that equivalent substitution will be permitted in case of deficiencies in either experience or education. This is specialized paraprofessional work in the application of a variety of occupational therapy treatments in a state mental health or rehabilitation facility. An employee in this class participates in planning and implementing occupational therapy treatment activities for individuals or groups of clients.
Work also involves selecting or constructing adaptive equipment to be used in the treatment process.
Successful completion of an Occupational Therapy Assistant educational program as accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education. This is professional occupational therapy involving the instruction and supervision of patients in occupational and related activities as a part of a therapeutic program. An employee of this class plans and conducts occupational therapy treatment sessions, usually for a specific unit or treatment area. Work involves providing a graded program of activity as needed for individuals and for small groups. Individual and group treatment activities are planned in cooperation with the medical and other professional staff and are administered in accordance with medical prescription.