Occupational Therapist (OT) - Adolescent Behavioral Health - PRN

We are recruiting for a motivated Occupational Therapist (OT) - Adolescent Behavioral Health - PRN to join our team!

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Department

4 Pav M Adolescent Psych

The following positions within Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry, Inpatient Adult Psychiatry, Psychiatric Emergency Services, CARES, and Outpatient Behavioral Health Services are offering the opportunity to enroll in a program offering a cash incentive to recognize your work treating patients with substance use disorders. This program is sponsored through the ACCESS (Advancing Careers, Competencies, and Equity in Substance Treatment Services) grant. Employees must be >0.6 FTE to be eligible. 50% of the bonus will be received 90 days after signing the program contract. Program is available until grant funds are exhausted.

· Registered Nurses (RNs) may earn up to $7,500
· Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs) may earn up to $3,500
· Care Navigators may earn up to $3,501

Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry provides care for adolescents ages 12-21 admitted to the hospital for evaluation, assessment, and treatment of psychiatric issues. Adolescents are admitted out of concern for safety and to prevent any worsening of their condition. The program is designed to encourage progress in a therapeutic, educational, nurturing, and structured environment. The adolescent unit uses a multidisciplinary approach to include registered nurses and behavioral health technicians to monitor the patient’s entire stay, 24/7. The treatment team of clinicians includes psychiatrists, clinical social workers, psychologists, and occupational therapy. The adolescent unit features an in-facility school through the Colorado Department of Education. The adolescent unit comprises of 21 beds. Staffing ratios include a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5 and behavioral health technician ratio of 1:8. These ratios create safe, dignified, individualized patient care.

Job Summary

Under general supervision, delivers safe and competent occupational therapy as ordered by a physician. Plans, organizes and implements specific treatment programs or individual patients according to the principles and practices of occupational therapy. Develops, improves, or restores skills in activities of daily living, work, or functional activities. Directs and supervises work of support personnel.

Essential Functions:

• General Operations: • Performs occupational therapy treatment procedures and techniques in a timely, efficient and efficacious manner while utilizing support staff effectively and appropriately. Delegates patient care responsibilities per guidelines. Evaluates quality of care delegated to support personnel. Utilizes evidence-based occupational therapy treatment interventions. • Demonstrates and articulates sound clinical reasoning in synthesizing complex evaluation data identifying diagnosis and developing a comprehensive plan of care. Develops and update appropriate plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and related to the patient’s age and lifestyle with measurable long and short term goals and a defined D/C plan. • Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills. Utilizes constructive communication skills for participation in: patient/family interactions, conferences, rounds, peer consultation, and operational communications. Conducts self in a professional manner in diverse environments and situations. • Completes patient and medical record documentation. Documentation is timely, pertinent, precise and efficient. Documentation meets agency and department standards. • Performs all required data collection for department and agency accurately and within designated time frame. Consistently meets designated patient care productivity standards. • Demonstrates competency skills in required areas of practice. Utilizes appropriate methods and materials for effective learning, monitoring response to education, and adapting program appropriately. Expands occupational therapy evidence and knowledge in practice. • Provides clinical education experience for students per request of supervisor or designee. Assists in orientation/training of new employees, OT students, hospital staff, and precepts new employees during orientation, as assigned. Trains and educates patients, family members and care-givers in therapy principles, methods and techniques in order to achieve intended outcomes. • Actively supports and participates in agency/department performance improvement and program development efforts. Contributes to overall quality, efficiency and productivity of work group a