Occupational Therapy
When Airmen or their families experience physical limitations, we do everything we can to help them regain their compromised functions. Working to help people with disabilities, injury or illness, Occupational Therapists work with patients to build or restore their abilities through the use of everyday tasks. Whether working with mental, physical, developmental or emotional conditions, these experts assist their patients in developing and maintaining daily living and work skills.
Contact me:
TSgt Mitchell
Phone: 210-243-2407
Email: denarius.mitchell@us.af.mil
Age: Actual age on EAD is less than 42.
Degree: Master’s in Occupational Therapy
Degree Note: For entry into this specialty, completion of an Accreditation Council on Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) occupational therapy, acceptable to the Surgeon General, HQ USAF, is mandatory. Minimum educational requirement is entry-level masters (or post-professional master’s degree) in occupational therapy.
State License or Certification(s): Must possess national board certification in occupational therapy through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) as an Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) and possess a current unrestricted state license by EAD date. Exceptions may be made on a case by case basis for exceptionally qualified candidates with a bachelor’s degree from an ACOTE-accredited program and NBCOT certification.
Work Experience: Two years of work is preferred; particularly in the areas of out-patient orthopedics/hand therapy and/or acute care. Certification by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC) as a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) is highly desired, through candidates with experience and a strong interest in hand therapy are encourage to apply.
GPA: Not specified, but anything above a 3.0
Start Process: April-November
Board Date: Mid-February
Estimated Board Release: Mid-March
COT Date: January through August and no later than October 1st
Rank/Grade: First Lieutenant/O-2