Job Description

About the Position…

CABVI (Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired) is currently seeking a Vision Rehabilitation Therapist to join our team!  This is a full-time position that reports to the Rehabilitation Services Manager.

The Vision Rehabilitation Therapist evaluates the individual needs of clients of Low Vision and/or Vision Rehabilitation and provides consultation and instruction with follow-up of progress and reports.

The principal responsibilities for this position include:

• Evaluates the individual needs of clients and provide instruction in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy.
  • Contact within 2 weeks of assignment.
  • Accurate projection of hours.
  • Accurate identification of client needs, skill level, and goals.
  • Client improvement in VRT skills as indicated by observation, client, customers, and follow-up form.
  • Collaborates with other professionals as needed to ensure comprehensive benefit to clients and identifies other needs and refers as appropriate.
  • Adequate preparation/planning for lessons, individual or group.
  • Responses to calls are handled promptly and accurately.

• Maintains information on client service, including evaluation, progress, and final reports.
  • Timeliness of reports (within one week after completion of evaluations and within two weeks after completion of instruction).
  • Timeliness of data for statistical and billing purposes.
  • Specific breakdown and explanation of recommendations in evaluation.
  • Written documentation accurately describes client’s skill level and progress and gives a clear, descriptive explanation of teaching content.
  • Completes client inventory and billing procedures.

• Initiate and actively participate in professional activities to help meet program or agency needs.
  • Actively participate in program planning, program development, and identification of unmet needs.
  • Fully prepared for talks/presentations/projects; projects meet goals and are completed within a timeframe.
  • Collaborate with other staff as needed.
  • Apply and share professional knowledge in a variety of ways.
  • Assist in implementation of the unit’s and department’s annual plan.

• Provides consultation, information, and on-going service to maintain client independence.
• Information is obtained to handle requests appropriately.
• Information on equipment is provided.
• Referrals to other services occur as indicated.
• Initial response to request occurs within 2 days.

• • Consultations regarding diabetic management are scheduled in a timely manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.