Occupational Therapist in Gideon, Missouri

POSITION SUMMARY:
Develop, improve, or restore skills in activities of daily living, work or productive activities and play or leisure. Intervention involves therapeutic use of meaningful and purposeful occupations, adaptation of environments, promotion of health and wellness, graded tasks and activities as prerequisites to engagement in occupations, design, fabrication, application or training in the use of assistive technology or orthotic/prosthetic devices, application of physical agent modalities and application of ergonomic principles to the performance of occupations.
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Levels I and II
Demonstrate and articulate sound clinical reasoning in synthesizing complex evaluation data identifying diagnosis and developing a comprehensive plan of care.
Develop and update appropriate plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and related to the person's age and lifestyle with measurable long and short term goals and a defined D/C plan.
Understand the role of occupational therapy in the context of the patient's age, total needs perspective and environment. Select and administer appropriate assessment and treatment techniques. Perform age appropriate competency skills in area of practice and with respect to individual patient's problems.
Follow intervention protocols and revises interventions appropriately. Discharge patient when goals have been met or medical necessity is no longer indicated.
Establish provisions for continuing services/follow up as needed.
Meet competency skills for evaluations in area of practice.
Consistently meet patient care productivity standard as established for job classification.
Work cooperatively with supervisors and peers to contribute to the overall productivity of the team.
Utilize support personnel (aides, senior aides, assistants) as appropriate and available.
Actively support and participate in patient coverage efforts across all divisions within the department as necessary.
Assess the learning needs and capabilities of patients and caregivers. Initiate patient and family education in a timely manner relative to age, LOS, readiness to learn, and emotional status.
Utilize appropriate methods and materials for effective learning, monitoring response to education, and adapting program appropriately.
Ensure that patient/family understands when and how to access further intervention.
Patient care documentation is timely, legible, and efficient. Documentation is concise, pertinent and meets the professions and departments documentation standards.
Oral reporting is clear, concise, relevant, and timely. Perform all required data collection for the department accurately and within expected time frame.
Peer review standards are consistently met.
Collaborate effectively with other members of the health care team
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy, with Masters degree preferred.
 
Experience:
Level I None beyond required education.
Level II Two years experience as an Occupational Therapist
 
Degrees, Licensure,
and/or Certification:
Current Occupational Therapy license in the state of Arizona
 
Knowledge, Skills,
and Abilities:
Level I Ability to push-pull, lift-carry and transfer patients.
Level II Supervision of short-term students/volunteers Ability to push-pull, lift-carry and transfer patients.
 
 


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