Occupational Therapist
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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About your past
Tell me about a patient whose progress stalled. What did you change?
What they are checking: Whether they reassess and adapt treatment instead of continuing a plan that is not working.
Tell me about a time you mentored or oriented a new therapist.
What they are checking: Whether they can train new partners well, which the posting lists as part of the role.
Describe a quality improvement or cost-saving idea you contributed to in a therapy department.
What they are checking: Whether they take part in PI, CQI and cost work instead of seeing it as someone else's job.
How would a peer reviewing your charts describe the strengths and weak spots in your evaluations?
What they are checking: Whether they are open to peer review and honest about where their evaluation skills can grow.
How do you keep up with new evaluation and treatment techniques?
What they are checking: Whether they keep growing clinically, since the posting looks for advanced evaluation and treatment skills.
What would you do
A referring provider's order does not match what you found on evaluation. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate with providers professionally and advocate for what the patient really needs.
A patient is not doing their home program and keeps saying they are too busy. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can find practical ways to fit therapy into a patient's real routine.
How do you treat a patient with a hand or upper extremity injury who is afraid to move it?
What they are checking: Whether they can address fear and pain while still moving the patient toward function.
About the work
Walk me through how you turn an evaluation into a treatment plan with goals the patient actually cares about.
What they are checking: Whether they connect subjective and objective findings to functional goals rather than generic exercise lists.
How do you decide when to use physical agents or manual techniques versus functional task practice?
What they are checking: Whether they choose interventions with clear reasons and can justify them to peers and payers.
How do you keep your documentation timely and make sure your coding and billing are accurate?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that clean notes and correct codes support both the patient and the department's reimbursement.
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