Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for providing Occupational Therapy (OT) services as directed and approved by referring physician. The Occupational Therapist is responsible for maintaining standards of professional and ethical practices, of both him / herself and all assigned occupational therapy assistance, in the provisions of these services.

Occupational therapists will provider services to pediatrics thru geriatrics in the locations of inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital, and school settings.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge & Experience

Skills-

Develop treatments to help patients achieve independence.

Knowledge-

Knowledge in administration of treatments and maintenance of equipment.

Education-

Bachelor of Science Degree and / or entry level Master of Science.

Diploma from AOTA approved and accredited school of Occupational Therapy.

Successful completion of the state board exam.

Experience-

Experience as an inpatient therapist and / or hand therapy is preferred

Authority and Accountability

Extensive exposure to confidential information or matters

Frequent contact with various persons or groups within and outside of the hospital including employees, department managers, physicians, patients, visitors and outside agency personnel

Must be able to work with, communicate with, and manage different types of people

Reports changes in treatment, condition, frequency of visits to other patient care providers as appropriate

Aptitudes

Reading (documents or instruments), confidentiality, language, math, verbal communication, written communication, customer contact, and multiple concurrent tasks.

Must be able to prioritize, utilize critical thinking, and adjust to change

Must be able to reason and use logical problem-solving skills

Performs duties that require some latitude for independent judgment and initiative in handling situations out of the ordinary

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