Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Services

The Occupational Therapist provides a variety of medical services, in a variety of settings (Acute, Outpatient, Inpatient Rehab), to help patients who have limited abilities establish, develop and/or maintain the ability to complete daily living or work activities, self-care tasks, and leisure activities due to illness, injuries, and disabilities in a variety of age groups to include: infant (birth to 1 year), Pediatric (1year to 12 years), Adolescence (13-17 years), Adult (18-64 years), and Geriatric (65 years and above).  Through regular therapy sessions, Occupational Therapists work one-on-one, or in group settings with patients, focusing on their individual needs to help them achieve improved quality of life and a sense of independence. Occupational therapy concentrates on improving the physical, mental, social, and emotional sources of patients’ needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS):

• Evaluates levels of function and disability and creating and carrying out individualized treatment plans addressing specific functional needs and personal goals.
• Complete administrative tasks including documenting billing information and keeping timely and accurate records of initial evaluations, diagnoses, treatment progress and any treatment plan notes as required by law and hospital policy and procedures.
• Develop and implement purposeful goals for assigned patients.
• Assist patients in performing all types of activities, ranging from using a computer to caring for daily needs, such as dressing, cooking and eating and showing patients how to use adaptive equipment/assistive devices.
• Identify and reviews treatment plans and assess patient performance to modify, change, or write new OT programs.
• Patient and family education/training, in addition to counseling individuals and families on ways to cope with functional impairments and disabilities.
• Take responsibility for care given to patient by support staff, which includes orienting, instructing, and directing work activities of assistants, students, techs.
• Confer with physician and other practitioners to integrate OT with other aspects of patient’s health care.
• Maintain a current state licensure by completing licensing board and state requirements.
• Comply with federal and state occupational therapy regulations.
• Maintain legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to policy positions concerning federal, state, and local regulations and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JACHO) standards.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
• Demonstrate understanding of the obligation to preserve the confidentiality of customer and staff health and financial information and circumstances.
• Regular attendance and punctuality for scheduled shifts.
• Appropriately adapts assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the physical, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs of each person served.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education opportunities including internal and external educational offerings.
• Utilization of assistive devices for lifting is mandatory.
• Must adhere to safety protocols at all times.
• Per DRH policy, all required conditions of employment must be met and maintained including required vaccinations.
• This position requires respirator and fit testing. Required testing will be performed on all team members at risk for exposure to airborne infectious diseases, droplet producing procedures, or any caustic chemicals.