What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network?
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JOB SUMMARY
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Complete and maintain necessary records.
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Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
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Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
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Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities.
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Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
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Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
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Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
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Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination and perceptual skills, using computer programs.
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Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.
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Supervise, train and assess therapy students during onsite clinical affiliations.
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
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PATIENT / CUSTOMER
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Essential Accountabilities
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Ensures communication and collaboration with supervisors and fellow co-workers to serve patients and other customers to the best of his/her ability.
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Is professional in all actions and appearance
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Ensure compliance with regulatory parameters
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Uses resources wisely – as if they were one’s own.
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Demonstrates understanding and ownership of how his/her role contributes to achieving the success of the Department and the Health System.
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Demonstrates a personal commitment to ensuring a clean and safe working environment.
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Anticipates patients’/customers’ needs and acts accordingly.
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Works to enhance patient satisfaction
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Assist patients and families
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Analyzes problems from the customers’ point of view.
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Honors patient/customer/employee confidentiality.
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Seeks feedback on how to improve performance and offers constructive feedback, as well.
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Applies learning for improved performance.
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Presents self professionally & demonstrates professional behavior during interactions with others
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Strives to understand and value differences in others’ race, nationality, gender, age, background, experience, and style.
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Strives to understand and value differences in others’ race, nationality, gender, age, background, experience, and style.
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PATIENT/ EMPLOYEE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES
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Patient Care Providers
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Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety
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Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.
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Validation of annual competencies required for the position
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OPERATIONS
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Essential Accountabilities
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Therapy Examination
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Therapy Treatment Planning
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Therapy Treatment Implementation
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Applies the Principles of Logic & Scientific Method to the Practice of OT
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Full compliance with licensure requirements
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Ethical & Legal Practice Standards
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Therapy Documentation
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Compliance Audits-Total of 2 charts reviewed in a quarter by Site Manager or senior therapist. Done in 2 out of 4 quarters per year.
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Qualitative Chart Audit-At least 1 done per year
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Productivity Expectations
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Health System ID is worn in accordance to GSPP policy
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QUALIFICATIONS
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Education
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Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy required
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Master's Degree preferred
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Work Experience
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Previous healthcare experience preferred
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Licenses / Certifications
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Occupational Therapist license required
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Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
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