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.
Primary Responsibilities
Plan therapeutic activities directed toward the promotion of health or rehabilitation of physical or psychosocial dysfunction
Provide inpatient and outpatient examination, diagnosis and prognosis
Utilize advanced practice, order consultations and diagnostic test to expedite care
Prescribe, fit and fabricate orthoses as needed
Consult with medical staff on occupational therapy matters
Benefits
Your effort and commitment is essential to our mission, which is why we provide our Airmen with a benefits package that is unparalleled in the civilian world:
30 days of vacation with pay each year
Excellent healthcare coverage for you and your family
Tax-free food and housing assistance
A generous retirement program
Continuing education opportunities
Free or low-cost world travel opportunities
Excellent starting salary
Qualifications
This is an active duty position as an AirForce Officer. To be considered, you must meet the following requirements:
Completion of an accredited master’s or doctoral program in occupational therapy. Minimum requirement is an entry level master’s degree, however a doctorate is preferred.
Minimum six months of experience in occupational therapy assignments, including planning, managing and administering occupational therapy treatments and activities
State license and registration to practice occupational therapy
Minimum 24months of supervised clinical experience in an occupational therapy assignment
Completion of five-and-a-half-week Commissioned Officer Training course
Must be between the ages of 18 and 41
Must be willing to relocate
About the AirForce
The U.S. AirForce is the number-one AirForce in the world. Our mission is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. We live by three core values: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. The AirForce offers hundreds of careers, from healthcare to engineering, in order to serve the American people and provide precise and reliable global vigilance, reach and power for the nation.
