PRN Occupational Therapist Inpatient

About the role

The Occupational Therapist works as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. They perform an individualized evaluation, design goal-directed customized interventions to improve the person’s ability to perform daily activities, and periodically review the patient’s performance to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates selected diagnoses accurately using basic techniques in acute care and rehabilitation.
• Asks for clarification of orders from physicians, and requests consult from other OTs as needed.
• Considers all aspects of the patient’s needs including the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural.
• Develops and implements treatment plans using appropriate problem solving skills, and clinical reasoning.
• Documents evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes in a clear and concise manner, consistent with department policies and KOTA/AOTA.
• Provides educational programs for the OT department, other disciplines, including orientation for nursing and medical students.
• May provide teaching for OT ED labs as requested, with assistance as needed.
• Supervises Level I students independently.
• Supervises Level II students after one year of clinical experience, with assistance from the Student Coordinator as needed.
• Meets all state requirements for continuing education with the Kansas Board of Healing Arts (40 hours/biannually).
• Maintains current CPR certification.
• Follows all departmental procedures.
• Demonstrates good rapport with patients and professionalism with other professionals, patients, and visitors.
• Provides supervision for COTA’s with patient evaluation information and treatment development and implementation, as well as supervision for HCA.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy
• High School Graduate
• Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) - State Board of Healing Arts

Qualifications

Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Skills

Must be able to demonstrate good rapport with patients and professionalism with other professionals, patients, and visitors.

Time Type

Part time