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(Archived) United States Air Force
Job Description
Air Force occupational therapists evaluate and treat active-duty members of the armed forces, family members and retirees with a variety of physical, psychosocial or developmental limitations. Therapeutic treatment plans are directed towards the promotion of health or rehabilitation of physical, cognitive, or psychosocial dysfunction as they relate to activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Specific areas include evaluation and treatment of patients referred for a wide variety of diagnoses who require acute rehabilitation in both inpatient and outpatient settings. In addition to managing educational and research functions, duties include administering occupational therapy programs, making recommendations on staffing, physical plant design, equipment and supply acquisitions, and advising commanders on long-range planning and program development needs in support of occupational therapy services. Occupational therapists also deploy on contingency operations, focusing on post-concussive care and combat stress, and serve as extended providers for upper extremity injuries and other conditions.
