Occupational Therapist (OT)

About the role

Watertown Health Care Center is a skilled nursing home facility seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our team. We take pride in providing our residents with an amazing experience through a tight-knit family of caregivers who serve with compassion, care, and a positive attitude. Our primary goal is to help residents return to independence while maintaining a friendly environment and providing nutritionally enhanced meals.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and document evaluations of referred residents in accordance with facility policies and procedures
• Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of their physical abilities
• Recommend and/or provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures, and adaptive equipment to prevent decline in residents' function
• Provide appropriate resident or caregiver education to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible
• Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers
• Make recommendations to administration for adaptive equipment and preventative measures
• Observe infection control procedures
• Be responsible for the safety of residents under supervision
• Assume duties related to completion of Minimum Data Set assessments as assigned
• Complete documentation related to evaluations, treatment plans, MDS assessments, resident care plans, and progress notes in a timely manner
• Participate in resident care conferences, interdisciplinary care conferences, and rehabilitation conferences as scheduled
• Participate in implementation of programs to improve resident care related to Quality Indicators
• Assume Quality Assurance duties as assigned
• Consistently work cooperatively with residents, residents' representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants, and ancillary service providers
• Observe all facility policies and procedures, safety policies, and guidelines in the employees' handbook
• Follow facility Residents' Rights policies and adhere to Corporate Compliance Program Code of Conduct
• Protect the privacy of resident Protected Health Information
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• MS in Occupational Therapy
• NBCOT Certified
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical information
• Ability to effectively communicate with residents, their families, and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to present information to supervisor
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions
• Familiarity with software such as Word and Excel

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Great Work Environment
• 401k matched at 10%
• Flexible Hours (8 hour shifts)
• Paid Holidays
• Same day pay with Tapcheck

Job location: Watertown, WI