Occupational Therapist (Per Diem) NMC

Responsibilities

• Complete all aspects of care for assigned patient load including evaluations, formulating plan of care, collaboration of care plans with patient/family/other disciplines, performing therapeutic interventions, education, and meeting all documentation requirements.
• Formulate and implement an appropriate patient care plan based on patient needs and best practice.
• Collaborates and coordinates patients care plans with patient/family and other care providers.
• Performs therapeutic procedures for clients as outlined in patient’s plan of care.
• Participates in patient/family teaching.
• Maintain clinical and professional competency.
• Completes all documentation requirements in the established time frame.
• Supervise all care delivered by assistants or aides, communicating routinely as to patient needs/goals.
• Attends in-service programs and departmental or hospital meetings.
• Shares experience by mentoring students, new employees, volunteers and presenting in services.
• Maintains involvement in department and hospital activities.
• Provides feedback to the Manager.
• Aid in staff competencies.
• Aid in departmental planning, staff training, performance improvement, and clinical service development.
• Aid in departmental productivity by fulfilling individual work responsibilities and reporting significant variances in patient volume that may require manager adjustments to staffing.

Qualifications

• Current Alabama Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or Speech & Language Pathology licensure.
• Maintain active status with license in good standing with the state board or licensing agency.
• Can write legibly, speak and read English.
• Maintain current license in one of the previous listed clinical specialties.
• BLS Certification required.

Physical Factors

• Must be able to analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
• Must be able to enter patient or treatment data into computers.
• Must be able to collaborate with others to plan or provide treatment.
• Must have normal vision and hearing or correctable to normal.
• Must be careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Must be reliable, responsible, dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Must be pleasant with others on the job and display good nature, cooperative attitude.
• Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing.
• Must be able to exert almost continual physical effort such as pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, walking, running, kneeling, crouching, stooping, crawling, climbing, balancing, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion, standing, and/or using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Exposure to human bodily fluids, disease, infection and hazardous materials may occur. Common protective or safety equipment may be required in job task.