Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist (OT) 

Facility 

Award Care at Colonial Lakes 

Location 

15204 W Colonial Drive, Winter Garden, FL 34787 

Care Setting 

Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation, and Memory Care 

Employment Type 

[Full-Time / Part-Time / PRN] 

Award Care at Colonial Lakes is seeking a Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and memory care team in Winter Garden, Florida. Our 180-bed community provides short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, dialysis-related support, tracheostomy care, and secured memory care. This position offers the opportunity to help residents improve activities of daily living, upper-extremity function, cognition, safety, and participation in meaningful routines while working in two dedicated secured memory care units, including an 18-bed women’s unit and a 23-bed men’s unit. 

Why This Opportunity Is Different 

Therapists collaborate across short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, dialysis-related support, tracheostomy care, and two dedicated secured memory care units designed for distinct resident populations. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Complete occupational therapy evaluations and develop individualized, functional plans of care. 

• Provide skilled interventions addressing ADLs, upper-extremity function, coordination, cognition, safety, and functional mobility. 

• Recommend adaptive equipment, compensatory strategies, environmental modifications, and caregiver training as appropriate. 

• Track resident progress and adjust treatment to support measurable functional outcomes. 

• Collaborate with PT, SLP, nursing, physicians, and other interdisciplinary team members. 

• Complete accurate documentation and contribute to resident-centered discharge planning. 

Qualifications 

• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program. 

• Current or eligible Florida Occupational Therapist license. 

• Strong clinical reasoning, communication, and teamwork skills. 

• Interest in geriatric, post-acute, memory care, long-term care, or senior living rehabilitation. 

What We Offer 

• A collaborative, resident-centered care environment. 

• Opportunities to work with an interdisciplinary clinical and rehabilitation team. 

• Comprehensive benefits package!
  
  This position requires a background check, more info can be found at https://info.flclearinghouse.com.