Evaluates and treats patients with physical, emotional, cognitive and / or psychosocial deficits which impact their abilities to successfully perform independent living skills.
Responsibilities :
- Assesses patient 's ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills and designs the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment.
- Implements the treatment plan using appropriate modalities and documents subjective and objective findings of patient progress.
- Educates the patient and family / caregiver about patient deficits.
- Directs and supervises the activities of support personnel.
- Acts a clinical instructor or participates in the education and evaluation of students.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education :
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- Must be graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Certifications :
- Current Ohio Licensure as Occupational Therapist (OT).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare providers.
Complexity of Work :
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
Work Experience :
- Experience in clinical area preferred.
- Prior lymphedema experience highly preferred.
Physical Requirements :
- Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.
- Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.
- Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.
- Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
- Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
- Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.
- Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.
Personal Protective Equipment :
Occupational Therapist - Outpatient - Lymphedema
Must be graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association. Current Ohio Licensure as Occupational Therapist (OT). Experience in Lymphedema highly preferred. ...
Occupational Therapist (Outpatient)
The ideal candidate for this position is an occupational therapist who has a strong desire and interest in developing an expertise in providing occupational therapy to children in an outpatient setting in a multidisciplinary collaborative model of intervention. Occupational Therapist –Full Tim...
Physical Therapist - Outpatient - Neuro & Vestibular
Current State licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT). Preferred qualifications for the ideal caregiver include:Experience in Neuro or Vestibular highly preferred. ...
Occupational Therapist - Outpatient - Neuro
Prefer Occupational therapist with Neuro Outpatient and Driver Rehabilitation experience. Outpatient Main Campus Mellen CenterBecome a caregiver at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus - Mellen Center treating a wide variety of individuals with neurological diagnoses. Must be graduate of an Occupational The...
Physical Therapist - Outpatient/Neuro
Specialties offered nationwide: aquatic, vestibular, concussion management, sports medicine, pelvic health, oncology rehab, hand therapy, pediatrics, lymphedema, neurological, and FCE/work conditioning. Understand appropriate state practice acts and adhere to the laws which govern how physical thera...
Physical Therapist - Outpatient - Ortho or Neuro
Current State licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT). Prior experience with ortho or neuro highly preferred. ...
Physical Therapist - Outpatient - Neuro
Current State licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT). Prior experience with Neuro preferred. ...
Physical Therapist (PT) - Travel - $1,710 to $1,859 per week
AlliedTravelCareers is working with Host Healthcare to find a qualified Physical Therapist (PT) in Wilmington, Ohio, 45177!. ...
Residential Youth Caregiver - Relocation to Hershey, PA Required
Milton Hershey School (MHS) is one of the world's best private schools, where students in pre-K through 12th grade from disadvantaged backgrounds receive an exceptional career-focused education with housing, meals, and more—and all costs are covered.Thanks to the generosity of Milton and Catherine H...
Caregiver Career - Top Company
We coach our caregivers towards success and continuously invest to grow your skills. Our caregivers typically forge genuine bonds with the people they serve. Plus, you will meet other Addus caregivers and have opportunities to develop professional relationships with them. As an Addus Caregiver, you ...