Job Description ============

Job Summary:

The Occupational Therapist provides direct patient services that may include identifying, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating. This position also provides indirect services including consulting, advising, teaching, and training patients and their caregivers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assesses and evaluates a patient's condition according to the physician order and current standards of practice.
• Provides appropriate intervention including treatment related to the established plan of care with appropriate duration and intensity.
• Educates and trains patients and their caregivers.
• Accepts assignments from Director or Team Lead including case load, productivity standard, education and in-servicing others, orienting and training new employees, supervising and training students, and supervising COTAs and Aides.
• Actively participates in the quality improvement process for the team and the clinical setting and then follows through with the improvements.
• Communicates through written chart notes, evaluations, progress reports, and discharge summaries regarding patient's status, any complications, prognosis, and plans for follow-up care.
• Records daily charges and submits for payment according to department billing guidelines.
• Participates in regularly scheduled or special clinical meetings related to patient care and clinic management.
• Maintains appropriate team and interdisciplinary relationships.

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Required Skills & Experience:

Physical Requirements:

• Hearing/listening, lifting, manual dexterity, pulling/pushing, seeing, sitting, speaking, squatting/kneeling, standing, walking.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• N/A null Required Skills ['OCCUPATIONAL

THERAPY', 'DIAGNOSING', 'TREATMENT', 'PATIENT ASSESSMENT', 'PATIENT

EVALUATION'] Additional Skills ['DISCHARGE

SUMMARIES', 'ADVISING', 'QUALITY IMPROVEMENT', 'TEACHING', 'EVALUATIONS', 'PROGRESS REPORTS', 'DEPARTMENT BILLING GUIDELINES', 'INTERDISCIPLINARY RELATIONSHIPS', 'CONSULTING', 'TRAINING PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS', 'WRITTEN CHART

NOTES'] Education Requirement ==================

Required Education:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy.

Education must be obtained from an accredited program. Degree will be verified.

Preferred Education:

• N/A Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Current license in the State of practice.
• Occupational Therapist License.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers.

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:

• Certified Occupational Therapist through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).

null Certifications & Licenses =================== ['Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers', 'Current license in the State of practice', 'Occupational Therapist License', 'Certified Occupational Therapist through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)'] Languages ========= [{'code': 'en', 'can

Speak':

True, 'can

Write':

True, 'can

Read':

True}] Schedule Notes ============ o

Shift:

5-8hr Days / Monday Friday 8-430 o

Weekends:

As needed (with advanced notice) o

On Call:

No o

Education:

Master's degree in occupational therapy Required Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy preferred o

Experience/Skills:

One (1) year experience Required Previous IRF experience (Inpatient Rehabilitation) Preferred Epic EMR

• Preferred o

License/Certification:

(UT) State license for the working location for Occupational Therapy Required BLS

• Required QI credentialling

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Preferred Reason:

FMLA/LOA