Occupational Therapist, Inpatient - Variable Shifts and Schedules

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Job Summary

Responsible for the occupational therapy of patients under the direction and supervision of the Rehabilitation Services.

Essential Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients, 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 program through direct treatment of the patient.
• May delegate a portion of the treatment program to the appropriate supportive personnel.
• Coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
• Provides advice and education to patient and family.
• Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, 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.
• Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.