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Rehab PRN Therapist-OT: Mom/Baby
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What they do
An Occupational Therapist helps patients with injuries, illnesses, and disabilities recover, improve, or develop skills needed for everyday activities. Assists people with mobility impairments to move easily around their homes; develops school and workplace settings that are accessible for individuals with physical or mental disabilities. May specialize in certain types of impairments or certain categories of patients.
$84,520 / year median in Nebraska
-8% projected decline
Job Description
Rehab PRN Therapist-OT:
Mom/Baby Bryan Health - 3.6 Lincoln, NE Job Details PRN 14 hours ago Qualifications Collaborate with healthcare professionals Research design Statistics Computer operation CPR Certification Staff supervision Team supervision Initial assessment (medical evaluation) Writing skills BLS Certification CMS Working with pediatric populations Experience working with individuals with chronic illnesses Working with geriatric patients Employee relationship building Pediatric occupational therapy Diagnostic evaluation Patient safety Cultural competency Practicing as a therapist supervisor Computer hardware Working with students Desktop applications Adolescents Safe patient lifting practices Working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds Patient interaction Body mechanics Coordinating patient care in an occupational therapy role Patient treatment Full Job DescriptionGENERAL SUMMARY
Responsible for assessing and identifying patient care needs and priorities for care through evaluation, assessment, planning, providing treatment and/or delegating care for patients with physical and/or cognitive disabilities to improve functional independence. Focuses on patient/family needs and assessing the patient's response to care and progress toward outcomes.PRINCIPAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs and consistently demonstrates our core values. Performs and documents an initial patient evaluation and assesses the data to identify problems. Establishes, documents and provides a plan of care with functional, measurable, SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely) goals based on evaluation of the examination data and patient needs. Provides or delegates and supervises occupational therapy patient interventions in a safe, predictable manner consistent with the established data, the evaluation, and the plan of care. Provides and documents patient/family education regarding current condition and plan of care, including home program/discharge instructions. Performs and documents patient re-examination, re-evaluates the data, modifies and documents the plan of care. Communicates relevant patient care information to other health care professionals. Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise. Participates in meetings, committees and department projects as assigned. Performs other related projects and duties as assigned. (Essential Job functions are marked with an asterisk "•". Refer to the Job Description Guide for the definition of essential and non-essential job functions.) Attach Addendum for positions with slightly different roles or work-specific differences as needed.REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of the theory and practice of occupational therapy. Knowledge of statistics and research design sufficient to understand and interpret the professional literature. Knowledge of computer hardware equipment and software applications relevant to work functions. Ability to apply team concepts and take initiative while working cooperatively with coworkers. Ability to clinically supervise, appropriately delegate responsibility and maintain required State and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required supervision criteria for Certified Occupational Therapist Assistants, PT/OT Technicians, support staff and students in the provision of occupational therapy activities. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment related to changing patient needs and patient volumes including working with patients with acute, subacute, chronic and complex disease processes and those who are dying. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of personnel, medical staff, volunteer and ancillary departments. Ability to proficiently and effectively evaluate, assess and treat a variety of patient population groups including pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups. Ability to treat and work with patients of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Ability to prioritize work demands and work with minimal supervision. Ability to practice proper body mechanics to ensure personal and customer/patient safety. Ability to react appropriately and perform work under stressful and in emergency situations. Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Graduation from an American Occupational Therapy Association School of Occupational Therapy and current licensure or eligibility for licensure in Nebraska required.OTHER CREDENTIALS / CERTIFICATIONS
Basic Life Support (CPR) certification required. Bryan Health recognizes American Heart Association (for healthcare professionals), American Red Cross (for healthcare professionals) and the Military Training Network.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
(Physical Requirements are based on federal criteria and assigned by Human Resources upon review of the Principal Job Functions.) (DOT) - Characterized as medium work requiring exertion of 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.Location:
Bryan Health •Occupational Therapy Schedule:
PRN (hours as needed), Day shiftBenefits
- Professional Development
- Dental Insurance