Pediatric Hand Occupational Therapist

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcome in accordance with standards set by profession’s national association, scope of practice and hospital policies and guidelines.
• Works with leader to identify opportunities to improve performance in these areas across the department.
• Provides age-appropriate and family-centered care in accordance with current evidence and practice standards, provider’s prescription and protocols and regulatory standards.
• Completes documentation per departmental and hospital policy and demonstrates an understanding of revenue cycle implications of effective documentation.
• Utilizes effective verbal and written communication with providers, patients of all ages and their families, hospital staff members, and other professionals.
• Identifies ways to improve communication with these groups.
• Supervises therapy aides, students and volunteers in order to maintain patient safety and regulatory standards.
• Also informally supervises Staff Therapist Level I to support safe and effective patient care and professional growth.
• Participates in formal and informal education of new employees, students, volunteers, and members of same and other disciplines.
• Identifies opportunities to collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to enhance outcomes for patient care through individual patient care coordination as well as education and research activities.
• Identifies opportunities and participates in professional development activities and shares knowledge with other staff members through formal and informal educational opportunities.
• Participates in research projects, performance improvement processes, and outcome studies.
• Seeks opportunities and participates in community activities, programs that benefit patients or programs that encourage wellness for our staff and the community.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Current licensure to practice in the State of Texas in applicable profession.
• Successful completion of training in accredited program in applicable profession.
• Certification in BLS.
• 3 or more years of experience.