Occupational Therapist-John Day-OR-Pay Negotiable

About the role

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Occupational Therapist (OT) to evaluate, develop, and implement individualized treatment plans that help patients regain or improve functional independence and quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients' physical, cognitive, sensory, developmental, and functional abilities.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on physician orders, patient goals, and clinical findings.
• Implement evidence-based occupational therapy interventions to improve activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), mobility, upper extremity function, coordination, cognition, sensory integration, and functional independence.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding treatment plans, home exercise programs, adaptive equipment, safety techniques, and discharge recommendations.
• Recommend, fabricate, or train patients in the use of adaptive equipment, splints, braces, and assistive devices as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Follow all facility policies, infection prevention guidelines, patient safety standards, HIPAA regulations, and professional practice standards.
• Participate in discharge planning, patient education, quality improvement initiatives, and interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
• Supervise Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTAs), rehabilitation aides, students, or support personnel when applicable and in accordance with state regulations.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
• Licensure/Certification: Current Occupational Therapist (OT) license in the state of practice. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, if required by the facility.
• Experience: Previous Occupational Therapy experience preferred. Experience in one or more settings including outpatient, inpatient, acute care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, long-term care, home health, pediatrics, geriatrics, or school-based therapy may be preferred depending on the assignment. Experience treating orthopedic, neurological, pediatric, geriatric, or medically complex patients is preferred for applicable positions.