Air Force Occupational Therapist at U.S. Air Force & Space Force Health Professions & Officer Recruiting - 318th Recruiting Squadron

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. Specific areas include evaluation and treatment of patients referred for a wide variety of diagnoses who require acute rehabilitation within 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.

They also enjoy other benefits to include but not limited to:
• Funding for continued education units and financial assistance programs
• Sponsored Fellowship opportunities
• Working with some of the most highly competent medical teams in the world
• The opportunity to work in a clinical or hospital setting
• Excellent healthcare coverage and retirement benefits
• Opportunities for travel and advancement
• The ability to change location or specialty without losing seniority