What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior I Occupational Therapist position at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation?
JOB SUMMARY
Complete and maintain necessary records.
Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities.
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.
Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination and perceptual skills, using computer programs.
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.
Supervise, train and assess therapy students during onsite clinical affiliations.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate lab sessions for therapy students at area academic programs.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
PATIENT/CUSTOMER
Essential Accountabilities
Ensures communication and collaboration with supervisors and fellow co-workers to serve patients and other customers to the best of his/her ability.
Is professional in all actions and appearance
Ensure compliance with regulatory parameters
Uses resources wisely – as if they were one’s own.
Demonstrates understanding and ownership of how his/her role contributes to achieving the success of the Department and the Health System.
Demonstrates a personal commitment to ensuring a clean and safe working environment.
Anticipates patients’/customers’ needs and acts accordingly.
Works to enhance patient satisfaction
Assist patients and families
Analyzes problems from the customers’ point of view.
Honors patient/customer/employee confidentiality.
Seeks feedback on how to improve performance and offers constructive feedback, as well.
Applies learning for improved performance.
Presents self professionally & demonstrates professional behavior during interactions with others
Strives to understand and value differences in others’ race, nationality, gender, age, background, experience, and style.
Clinical Education
Serves as fieldwork instructor (if student is available)
Assists with clinical education of students if not the Primary FI
Staff Education: Provides a formal presentation of evidenced-based information (i.e. in-service)
Professional Presentations: Presents self professionally and communicates appropriate evidence based and accurate technical information to professional groups outside of the department.
PATIENT/EMPLOYEE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Patient Care Providers
Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety
Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.
Validation of annual competencies required for the position
OPERATIONS
Essential Accountabilities
Therapy Examination
Therapy Treatment Planning
Therapy Treatment Implementation
Applies the Principles of Logic & Scientific Method to the Practice of OT
Full compliance with licensure requirements
Ethical & Legal Practice Standards
Therapy Documentation-
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.
Qualitative Chart Audit-At least 1 done per year
Productivity Expectations
Health System ID is worn in accordance to GSPP policy
Non-essential Accountabilities
CEQI (Clinical Effectiveness Quality Improvement)
Unit daily operations: Assists Site Manager as directed to support daily operations.
QUALIFICATIONS
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.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy required
Master's Degree preferred
Work Experience
2 years clinical experience required
Licenses / Certifications
Occupational Therapist license required
Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
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