Staff Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapy - Per Diem 8 Hours Day

Provides occupational therapy services to patients primarily in adult and geriatric age groups with occasional, limited pediatric and adolescent patients.

Requirements

• Communicates appropriately with the referring physician.
• Communicates with patients and others adequately and appropriately.
• Completes all required documentation.
• Continues professional development through continuing education.
• Delegates to and supervises Assistants and Aides appropriately.
• Develops appropriate treatment plans.
• Evaluates patients, identifying problems and defining treatment goals that are specific, objective and measurable.
• Implements treatment program using appropriate procedures/techniques according to department standards.
• Monitors the extent to which services have met therapy goals.
• Participates in multidisciplinary treatment planning and care.
• Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to assess the developmental level of adolescent patients and to incorporate this information appropriately into treatment planning and delivery of individualized treatment and patient/family education that is specific to the needs of the adolescent patient.
• Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to assess the developmental level of pediatric patients and to incorporate this information appropriately into treatment planning and delivery of individualized treatment and patient/family education that is specific to the needs of the pediatric patient.
• Possesses the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to assess the effects of aging and to incorporate this information appropriately into treatment planning and delivery of individualized treatment and patient/family education that is specific to the geriatric patient's needs.
• Responsible for understanding and participating in the organization-wide Performance Improvement Program through orientation; education; departmental and interdepartmental quality control; quality improvement; and quality planning activities.