About the Role
We are actively hiring a new full-time/direct-hire Occupational Therapist to join the team! The OT will work collaboratively as a member of the interdisciplinary team and provide safe, efficient and effective care for their patients. The OT is responsible for making high-level clinical decisions, in a rapid and dynamic environment, for the care of their patients.
Responsibilities
- Completes comprehensive chart review to determine OT appropriateness.
- Chooses appropriate exam & integrates findings into a person-centered & goal-centered plan of care.
- Uses evidenced based practice to guide decision making & therapy intensity.
- Assesses response to intervention & adjusts interventions/plan of care appropriately.
- Selects appropriate communication style based on age, learning style, cognition, and culture.
- Educates patient & family/caregivers using compassionate communication.
- Clearly communicates patient's OT needs & barriers to plan with interdisciplinary team to facilitate throughput.
- Initiates and maintains professional communication with every team member at all times including adverse, challenging, and crucial conversations.
- Uses medical record & patient presentation to identify relative & absolute contraindications to participation in OT.
- Surveys patient and environment for safe movement barriers.
- Maintains expertise in use of all safe patient handling equipment.
- Progresses interventions to facilitate achievement of patient's goals.
- Reassesses progress towards goals & adjusts plan of care.
- Produces clear, defensible documentation that supports clinical decision making.
- Uses clinical judgement to determine when immediate communication beyond documentation is required for safe coordinated patient care.
- Synthesizes patient's life context and current functional status to determine discharge destination, level of support, additional services, and follow-up needs.
- Determines appropriate equipment needs and provides caregiver training as appropriate.
Requirements
- Current Occupational Therapy License
- Current CPR/BLS Certification
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Direct-Hire
Education Level
- Accredited Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate level Occupational Therapy Program
Salary/Compensations
- Very Competitive Salary and Bonus Structure
Benefits
- Excellent Full Benefits Package
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
