Job Description
Job Description
About Company :
Our Mission at Choice is to enhance the life of every patient we serve in the pursuit of delivering excellent healthcare. We've worked diligently to shape the culture of the company in how we lead and work daily. As leaders, employees, clinicians, and support staff we strive to apply the Pillars of Choice every day.
About the Role :
The Occupational Therapist PRN plays a critical role in delivering high-quality rehabilitative care to patients in the Reno, NV area on an as-needed basis. This position focuses on assessing patients' physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities to develop personalized treatment plans that promote independence and improve quality of life. The therapist collaborates closely with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians, nurses, and other therapists, to ensure comprehensive care coordination. Flexibility and adaptability are essential, as the PRN role requires responding to fluctuating patient needs and varying schedules. Ultimately, the Occupational Therapist PRN contributes to the health care facility’s mission by providing expert therapeutic interventions that support patient recovery and functional improvement.
As a Occupational Therapist, you will :
Perform clinical assessment; identifies patient needs and appropriateness of patient.
Documents, prepares, revises, and completes a Plan of Care, progress notes, phone orders and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis and in a timely manner.
Accepts clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to care for patients / clients.
Participates in the IDG care planning process.
Apply concepts of infection control and standard precautions in coordination / performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.
Assess and facilitate through direct therapeutic intervention the patient's ROM, strength, coordination, need for and use of adaptive equipment and environmental modifications, functional mobility and safety issues as related to patient’s ADL performance needs. Fabricate and maintain adaptive equipment and hand splints.
Uses effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
Evaluate patient occupational performance in the areas of self-care, work, leisure and rest. Assess sensory-motor neuromuscular, psycho-social and cognitive-perceptual components of occupational behavior. Assess physical, social and cultural components of the patient’s occupational environment.
Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of the Agency and the licensing board.
Promotes the Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
Requirements
Valid Occupational Therapy License
1 year of occupational therapy experience preferred
CPR certification
Valid Driver’s License & Auto Insurance
HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred
Physical Demands
Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, crawl, squat, or kneel for extended periods.
Must be able to lift, carry, pull, or push up to 100 lbs..
Occupational Therapist Prn • Reno, NV, US