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The Occupational Therapist works as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. They perform an individualized evaluation, design goal-directed customized interventions to improve the person’s ability to perform daily activities, and periodically review the patient’s performance to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan.
Job Responsibility:
Evaluates selected diagnoses accurately using basic techniques in acute care and rehabilitation
Asks for clarification of orders from physicians, and requests consult from other OTs as needed
Considers all aspects of the patient’s needs including the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural
Develops and implements treatment plans using appropriate problem solving skills, and clinical reasoning
Documents evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes in a clear and concise manner, consistent with department policies and KOTA/AOTA
Provides educational programs for the OT department, other disciplines, including orientation for nursing and medical students
May provide teaching for OT ED labs as requested, with assistance as needed
Supervises Level I students independently
Supervises Level II students after one year of clinical experience, with assistance from the Student Coordinator as needed
Follows all departmental procedures
Demonstrates good rapport with patients and professionalism with other professionals, patients, and visitors
Provides supervision for COTA’s with patient evaluation information and treatment development and implementation, as well as supervision for HCA
Requirements:
Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy
High School Graduate
Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) - State Board of Healing Arts
Maintains current CPR certification
Meets all state requirements for continuing education with the Kansas Board of Healing Arts (40 hours/biannually)