Occupational Therapist-Lincoln Regional Center

Occupational Therapist – Lincoln Regional Center

Job Posting: JR
Hiring Agency:
Health & Human Services – Agency 25

Location:

Lincoln, NE
Hiring Rate: $32.69

Schedule:

Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | No weekends or holidays

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industry: Government Administration

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking a skilled and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our interdisciplinary team. In this role, you’ll use your clinical expertise to help clients develop, restore, and maintain the skills needed for daily living and independence.

• Perform comprehensive occupational therapy assessments using observation, interviews, examinations, and testing to guide individualized treatment plans.
• Develop and implement treatment and habilitation programs based on identified rehabilitation goals.
• Administer and interpret evaluations to assess clients’ developmental and therapeutic needs.
• Communicate client needs, treatment goals, and progress with an interdisciplinary team, clients, families, and guardians.
• Monitor, document, and evaluate client responses to therapy; modify treatment plans as needed to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Provide in‑service training for occupational therapy staff and other facility personnel regarding OT practices and goals.
• Maintain inventory and order supplies, adaptive equipment, and durable medical equipment as needed.
• Develop and coordinate therapeutic adaptations for clients’ care and environment, including adaptive equipment, wheelchair modifications, and splints.

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from an accredited program.

Legal requirements: Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Nebraska.

Preferred qualifications: Master’s degree in occupational therapy from an accredited program; OT/L; preferred OTR/L (registered with NBCOT, licensed in Nebraska).

Starting pay range: $32.69–$48.19, plus an additional $3.00/hour facility differential pay for hours worked.

Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, and retirement plans; opportunities for professional growth and continuing education; paid time off; and more. Benefit eligibility may vary.

For more information about this position, contact Anny Friedrichsen at 402‑853‑4914 or email anny.c.friedrichse.

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or genetics.