Behavioral Health Occupational Therapist

PATIENT / CUSTOMER

• Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
• Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
• Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities.
• Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
• Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
• Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
• Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination and perceptual skills, using computer programs.
• Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.
• Supervise, train and assess therapy students during onsite clinical affiliations.

PATIENT / EMPLOYEE SAFETY

• Ensures communication and collaboration with supervisors and fellow co-workers to serve patients and other customers to the best of his/her ability.
• Is professional in all actions and appearance.
• Uses resources wisely – as if they were one’s own.
• Demonstrates understanding and ownership of how his/her role contributes to achieving the success of the Department and the Health System.
• Demonstrates a personal commitment to ensuring a clean and safe working environment.
• Anticipates patients’/customers’ needs and acts accordingly.
• Works to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Assists patients and families.
• Analyzes problems from the customers’ point of view.
• Honors patient/customer/employee confidentiality.
• Seeks feedback on how to improve performance and offers constructive feedback, as well.
• Applies learning for improved performance.
• Presents self professionally & demonstrates professional behavior during interactions with others.
• Strives to understand and value differences in others’ race, nationality, gender, age, background, experience, and style.

OPERATIONS

• Therapy Examination
• Therapy Treatment Planning
• Therapy Treatment Implementation
• Applies the Principles of Logic & Scientific Method to the Practice of OT
• Full compliance with licensure requirements
• Ethical & Legal Practice Standards
• Treatment Documentation Compliance Audits - Total of 2 charts reviewed in a quarter by Site Manager or senior therapist. Done in 2 out of 4 quarters per year.
• Qualitative Chart Audit - At least 1 done per year
• Productivity Expectations

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy required, Master's Degree preferred.
• Work Experience: Previous healthcare experience preferred.
• Licenses / Certifications: Occupational Therapist license required, Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required.