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Provides independent occupational therapy management of patients, under the direction of the Director of Rehabilitation or designee. Provides occupational therapy services in specialized patient care clinics, and assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs.
Job Responsibility:
Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction
Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals
Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy
Implements the treatment plan through direct treatment of the patient, delegates a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate
Provides advice and education to patient and family
Evaluates need for and trains patient/family in the use of special equipment or devices and adapts as necessary e.g., splints, slings, prosthesis, A.D.L equipment or refers to other disciplines as necessary for effective treatment
Regularly reassesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment
Discharges patient from occupational therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy
Provides accurate, timely documentation of occupational therapy patient management
Participates in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in occupational therapy
Participates in specialized patient care clinics outside the department
Assists in the development, implementation, and review off departmental patient care programs
Performs other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, departmental operations, and departmental projects
Demonstrates on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice
Requirements:
Minimum two (2) years of experience as an occupational therapist required
Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a bachelors or masters degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent
Occupational Therapist License (California) required at hire
National Provider Identifier required at hire
Basic Life Support required at hire
Ability to perform both routine and complicated therapy under general supervision
Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment