Occupational Therapist
About the role
The staff Occupational Therapist (OT) at Saint Luke's South Rehab Institute evaluates and regularly assesses the ongoing effects of the occupational therapy intervention for clients after accident, injury, disease, or condition across the lifespan. The OT addresses physical, emotional, and environmental needs. The OT advises on adaptive equipment and techniques to help clients resume or develop skills needed for day-to-day life and work. The goal of OT is to improve or maintain the client’s ability to perform activities of daily living and reach goals to return to highest level of functional independence.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates clients after impairment, injury, or disease.
- Creates an individualized treatment plan and selects appropriate interventions based on evidence-based practice and assessment of client.
- Re-evaluates and provides periodic reassessment of client progress and contributes to discharge planning.
- Supervises treatment provided by students and occupational therapy assistants.
- Participates and makes recommendations for client care interventions to the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided.
- Provides timely documentation per department and/or entity policy and as required by insurance provider to meet licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement requirements, and physician treatment plan.
- Uses professional judgment to ensure safety to self, clients, and others at all times.
- Completes at minimum a department level project.
- Serves as a clinical resource for department.
- Participates in quality initiatives.
Requirements
Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year
Qualifications
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross
Bachelor's Degree
Skills
N/A
Benefits
N/A
Pay
N/A
Schedule
Part-time (24 hour) occupational therapy position located at Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute. Hours for position will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 7:30 to 4:00 and will have holiday requirements. Will participate in a lead role on Saturday and Sunday which includes but is not limited to: staffing, checking daily minutes, scheduling, communication with other departments, and staff questions.