Occupational Therapist resume keywords
What a occupational therapist resume is screened for, and example bullets to adapt. Use the skills that are true of your experience, and put them inside accomplishment bullets rather than in a bare list.
Also covers: OT, Occupational Therapy Practitioner, Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Cota.
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Skills and keywords
These are the terms most consistently used to screen occupational therapist applications. Spell tools and certifications the way postings spell them — a screen matches the words, not the meaning.
Example bullets
Each one has blanks in brackets. Fill them with your own figures, or rewrite the line — never keep a number you cannot explain.
- Carried a caseload of N patients across setting, writing goals and progress notes.
- Helped N% of patients reach their discharge goals for independent daily living.
- Assessed homes and recommended adaptive equipment for N patients returning from hospital.
- Ran group sessions for N children focused on fine motor and sensory skills.
- Trained N caregivers on safe transfers and home exercise programs.
Verbs that signal ownership
Open bullets with these rather than with “responsible for” or “worked on”:
Example summaries by level
Two or three lines at the top of your resume. Pick the one closest to your stage, fill the blanks, and keep only the skills that are true of you.
Motivated occupational therapist with hands-on experience in functional assessment and treatment planning from internship, course or project. Quick to learn, careful with detail, and ready to grow into a full occupational therapist role at company type.
Occupational Therapist with N years of experience in functional assessment, activities of daily living and fine motor skills. Known for one result you are proud of, and comfortable working with teams, clients or patients to get things done on time.
Senior occupational therapist with N+ years of experience and deep strength in adaptive equipment and patient education. Have led a team of N, owned a budget, or another scope, with a record of measurable result across setting.