Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary :

The Occupational Therapist will coordinate all evaluations and plans of treatment to assure the patients / residents maintain their highest practicable level of function.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provides patient / resident care and assessment in accordance with established practice standards and facility / departmental policies :
• Performs patient assessment.
• Summarizes objective clinical findings.
• Develops an accurate individualized plan of care. Goals are feasible, based upon finding and patient / resident / caregiver expectations. Educate the patient / resident and / or caregivers about the findings of the evaluation, co-established goals, method of treatment and instructs the patients / residents or family members in home exercise programs.
• Plans and makes appropriate discharge plans.
• Provides care in accordance with physician's orders and established plan of care.
• Evaluates effectiveness of treatment plan and revises plan of care as indicated.
• Assess educational needs of the patient / resident, family, caregivers, significant other and other members of the healthcare team to promote maximum benefit of care.
• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and correct application of clinical techniques, procedures and programs for clinical setting and patient / resident population served.
• Displays appropriate technical knowledge and application of available modalities and other equipment.

Safety / Security :

Leadership :

Demonstrates effectiveness in allocation of time resources and work efficiency.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

Supervision of occupational therapist assistants (COTAs), rehabilitation technicians / aides, students and volunteers assigned to Occupational Therapy, in accordance with practice act, regulatory and payor guidelines.

Competency :

To perform job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :

Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Qualifications / Job Responsibilities :

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accomodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; kneel; bend; and / or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distrance vision, peripheral vision, depth percetion and ability to adjust focus.

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