Occupational Therapist, PRN, Home Care, Bronson at Home

Current Information

Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy is preferred. Clinical Experience is preferred. Current Occupational Therapy license in good standing with the State of Michigan is required. Driving your own vehicle on a regularly scheduled basis to perform business on behalf of Bronson is required for this position and will require successfully passing of MVR check after an offer of employment has been made but prior to the employee’s start date. Proof of valid auto insurance on that vehicle that will be driven while on duty for Bronson is required. It is the employee’s responsibility to submit auto insurance renewals before current coverage expires to their supervisor. It is also the employee’s responsibility to update their auto insurance coverage with Bronson if a different vehicle will be driven to perform business on behalf of Bronson.

Location

Bah

Title

Occupational Therapist, PRN, Home Care, Bronson at Home

Job Summary

Provides treatment to patients to facilitate development and rehabilitation of physically, cognitively, or emotionally disabled persons for the purpose of restoring and enhancing functional independence.

Clinical Duties

• Interpretation and implementation of referrals
• Evaluates patient functional status and therapeutic needs through standardized assessment and testing
• Establishes functional baseline to be used throughout treatment as a gauge of progress and optimal functional independence
• Establishes education and treatment planning
• Familial and community education
• Interdisciplinary discussion/rounds
• Patient care goal setting and estimating length of treatment
• Program development and participation in department process improvement
• Serving as a resource person in areas of expertise
• Providing inservices in areas of expertise for the Bronson Rehabilitation System
• Direct patient care according to the treatment plan; facilitates and instructs patients in the skills necessary to successfully participate
• May design and fabricate splints and other assistive devices
• May cross-train to other departments within Rehabilitation Services as needed

Administration Duties

• Documenting evaluations, patient treatment plans, treatments performed, and progress
• Indicates condition in relationship to established goals and alterations to treatment plan to enhance therapy potential
• Documents in the electronic health record per compliance timelines
• For each person served the therapist maintains accurate, legible and complete records
• Serving on committees and task forces
• Participating in process improvement
• Demonstrates time management skills

Supervision

• Maintains and upgrades his/her competencies based on the population served, the type and nature of the care provided, and advances in health care sciences and technology
• Supervision of COTA, Rehab Clinical Assistant, OT students, COTA students and volunteers, athletic trainer

Qualifications

Must work as a team member and be able to effectively communicate with patients, visitors, and all members of the care delivery team

Social sensitivity and the ability to communicate in English effectively is definitely required

Skills

Regularly performs work requiring a high level of interpersonal skills to deal with delicate patient care matters

Work which produces levels of mental/visual fatigue which are typical of jobs that perform a wide variety of duties with frequent and significant uncontrollable deadlines

Works as a team member and be able to effectively communicate with patients, visitors, and all members of the care delivery team

Social sensitivity and the ability to communicate in English effectively is definitely required

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Part time

Cost Center

7330 Home Care OT (BAH)