Occupational Therapist - Outpatient Rehab

Position Summary

Department: LMH Outpatient Rehab Svs
Status: Day Shift | Variable Full Time (36 hours per week) | Shift: Monday - Friday
Title: Occupational Therapist / OT

About the Role

Orlando Health Lake Mary Outpatient Rehabilitation Services in Longwood, FL
Address: 521 W State Road 434 Ste 204, Longwood, FL 32750
Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital is a new 124-bed acute-care hospital – with room to grow to 240 beds, located in Seminole County, Florida. The facility offers a full complement of services, including inpatient & outpatient rehabilitation services, cardiovascular care, including 3 cath labs, emergency care, general surgery, orthopedics, and obstetrics, childbirth, postpartum care, and a future NICU.

Responsibilities

• Treat injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities to develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working.
• Evaluates patients, gathering data from the patient, physician, interdisciplinary team meetings if available, family and significant other persons and data sources.
• Develops treatment plans which integrate with the continuum of care and have specific goals and objectives.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to treat and provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned caseload.
• Demonstrates the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as delineated in the departmental policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency in the use, care and maintenance of profession specific equipment, observing safety precautions and providing verbal explanations of the equipment and its purpose.
• Re-evaluates and modifies treatment plan and goals when appropriate, and prepares written documentation as required by the department, and the care team.
• Negotiates and communicates when the patient has received optimal benefit from therapy.
• Ensures complete documentation and accurate billing.
• Adheres to State Practice Act and Standards of Practice.
• Provides patient/family education as indicated.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.

Qualifications

• Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree or higher from an approved program in occupational therapy.
• Licensure/Certification: Maintains current Occupational Therapist license in the State of Florida-temporary permit acceptable.
  Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.