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Occupational Therapist
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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.
$93,857 / year median in Virginia
-1% projected decline
Job Description
Occupational Therapist Duties:
- Conduct assessments to determine Client's physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on clients' needs and goals
- Provide therapeutic interventions to improve patients' motor skills, coordination, and independence in daily activities
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care and ensure optimal outcomes
- Monitor and document patients' progress, adjusting treatment plans as needed
- Educate patients and their families on adaptive techniques and equipment to enhance independence
- Provide guidance and support to patients in transitioning back to their home or work environment.
- Responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of rehab services; adherence to an established plan of care, department and patient(s)' schedule, and timely documentation of services.
- Attends and contributes to patient care, staffing conferences and other related meetings. Makes referrals to other disciplines, agencies in order to address the comprehensive needs of the patient.
- Consults with other members of the rehabilitation team to select the most appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent with the needs and capabilities of each patient.
- Adapts program and/or plan of care according to the needs of individual patients.
- Promotes a safe environment and enforces the elimination of fire and safety hazards. Orders supplies and equipment as necessary.
- Cleans, maintains, identifies, and reports the need for repair of equipment as necessary.
- Puts patient service first: ensures that patients and families receive the highest quality of
- -service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals' needs and rights.
- Screens, examines and evaluates patients, including history, systems review, and application of appropriate tests and measures, synthesis information and interprets examination findings in order to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, determine the predicted level of improvement and the time required to achieve it, identify precautions/contraindications and design and plan of care.
- Develops appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the patient and caregivers, implements the occupational therapy treatment plan, and completes all related documentation and record keeping regarding these services.
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Full-time Pay:
$80,000.00- $96,000.