Occupational Therapist Acute Care Full Time Position Available In Orange, Florida

Job Description:

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan RegionalMedical Center, we’re more than a healthcare provider—we’re avalues-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptionalcare. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make lifebetter here for our community. Creating Life Better Here startswith you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we’re more than ahealthcare provider—a values-driven organization dedicated todelivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill ourmission to make life better here for our community. We believe inpatient-centered care; outpatient appointments are performedone-on-one with little overlap between patients. We also believe inwork-life balance, and therapists are paid for the time it takes todocument.

We also offer:

• Competitive Pay
• Up to $25,000 sign-onbonus with 2-year contract
• Relocation assistance
• Matching403(B)
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Time Off with Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave

Education Allowance Required Behaviors:

• As yougo about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and workrelationships should embody SJRMC’s values.

These values are ourculture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, PersonalReverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability, andCreative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some listof tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and whatis asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications:

• Current NM O.T. License
• Sufficientprevious experience to perform duties
• Must meet all physicaldemands – please refer to “Physical Demands” below

PreferredQualifications:

BLS, CPR

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Interpretation of referrals & orders to check for appropriateness,indications and contraindications
• Initial evaluations /re-evaluations/ daily treatments are performed & documented intimely manner, may include but are not limited to: o Medicaldiagnosis, medical history, objective physical/cognitive findings,measurable / functional / behavioral based patient goals, treatmentplan, discharge plan, education and communication as indicated
• Determination of which tasks require the expertise anddecision-making capacity of the Audiologist and must be personallyrendered by the Audiologist and which tasks may be delegated
• Delegation and instruction of the services to be rendered by thesupportive personnel, including but not limited to specifictreatment program with patient goals / plan, precautions, specialproblems or contraindicated procedures
• Education and instructionas indicated, including, but not limited to: patient, family, otherstaff, follow up facilities
• Transportation of patients as needed
• Maintain, gather, clean ,set up all equipment per facilitypolicies
• Daily record Keeping, including (but not limited to)assessments, evaluations, treatments, testing and charges, allcommunication/education provided (per facility / department policy)
• Performing Rehab Department and Facility tasks as requested bymanager (i.e., CMS, Quality Data, IRF-PAI, Pre-Admission)
• O therduties as assigned
• Each employee is responsible for implementingSJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:

Safety, Courtesy,Effectiveness, and Stewardship Physical Demands and EnvironmentalWork Conditions:

• ALL Rehab Department jobs may place heavyphysical demands on the employee.

The amount of time that theemployee is exposed to these demands will fluctuate, as there areuncontrollable variables inherent in healthcare: patient’s heightand weight, patient’s level of cooperation and strength, specificclinical needs, etc.

Physical Activities:

• All Rehab Departmentjobs may require lifting / pushing / pulling varying weights, mayexceed two hundred (200) pounds
• Activities may includeintermittent or prolonged: standing, walking, sitting, talking,hearing, using the hands to finger and feel, pushing, pulling,stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching with arms, andsmelling
• Repetitive motions may also be required, such as: wrist/ hand movements, grasping, and finger dexterity (as in typing,writing, faxing, filing papers, etc.

)

Work Environment:

• The jobrequires exposure to the following environmental conditions: wet,humid conditions (not the weather), working near moving ormechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electricalshock, risk of vibration
• The noise level will vary from veryquiet to very loud

Sensory Requirements:

• The employee will needto be able to hear: o alarms on equipment / fire alarms / overheadannouncements o patients / families verbal discussions oinstructions / feedback from other healthcare providers
• Theemployee will need to be able to: o See and focus on close-up anddistant objects o Distinguish colors o Have intact: peripheralvision and depth perception