Occupational Therapist-HH PRN, Day

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Plans and implements specific treatment programs for individual patients according to the principles and practices of occupational therapy. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team. Provides direction and supervision to Registered Occupational Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapy students in the area of patient care. Added responsibility for program and staff development is required. An advanced level of clinical and interpersonal skills are required.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference

• Performs appropriate initial occupational therapy evaluations and re-evaluations and designs an occupational therapy plan of care

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of diagnosis / conditions seen in occupational therapy

• Selects, performs and interprets the results of OT examinations of neurological, musculoskeletal and developmental systems

• Performs and interprets standardized evaluations as determined by appropriateness of client

• Identifies actual or potential problems that would impact the OT treatment regimen as well as the overall plan of care (such as cognitive deficits, family situations, etc.)

• Establishes specific functional and measurable treatment goals based on results of the initial assessment and feedback from patient and family

• Designs the treatment plan appropriate for the patient's age, educational level, cultural background

• Designs the plan for intervention that is coordinated and integrated with other services the individual is receiving

• Revises the treatment plan as appropriate

• Plans, implements, and evaluates a specific and comprehensive treatment plan and participates in patient discharge preparations

• Demonstrates good working knowledge of various Occupational Therapy techniques, flexibility and creativity in the implementation of these therapy techniques

• Interacts regularly with others involved in patient's care to incorporate an interdisciplinary treatment approach for coordinated quality care

• Demonstrates awareness and use of proper safety measures regarding the patients and others in the home and self

• Reassesses patient status in response to treatment and goal achievement, redefines problems and modifies goals and treatment as indicated by the interdisciplinary treatment plan

• Provides information regarding follow-up services which may include a referral to other community resources

• Provides any written instruction for home exercises or care as indicated prior to discharge

• Teaches, counsels and communicates with patients, their families and others to achieve the desired goals of occupational therapy    

• Participates in patient and family education process

• Provides education and training to patients, families and caregivers regarding diagnoses, progress and long-term functional outcomes

• Supports and provides educational material to patients / families for support groups as well as community resources

• Attends multidisciplinary patient conferences

• Promotes health care in the community.

• Complies with departmental policies for documentation

• Documents all aspects of assessment, planning, treatment and discharge in the computer in a timely manner

• Daily treatment records are noted in the computer on a daily basis and are clear and professional in their terminology

• Patient conference notes are succinct and contain information regarding progress to date and focus on further treatment

• Documentation is in compliance with the chart review audit components

• Meets the team / department productivity standards<