What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at JAG Physical Therapy?
Job Title: Occupational Therapist
The Occupational Therapist is a forward-thinking professional who excels at assessing patients' strengths and weaknesses and devising creative yet effective treatment plans.
Therapists must practice discretion & maintain patient confidentiality. They must operate a high-energy, positive-thinking environment and offer patients positive encouragement to achieve their goals.
You will be expected to utilize your training and skills to aid patients in the goal of healing, recovering, improving pain level/tolerance, and maximizing functional independence.
Salary: Competitive salary ($##,###)
About the Job:
- Collects and records patient care data that follows format and guidelines of the patient care service, regulatory agencies and third party payers which reflects an understanding of reimbursement systems and their impact on patient care.
- This includes, but is not limited to, initial evaluation, daily notes, reassessments/progress reports, discharge plans and communication with members of the team.
- Additionally records daily billing and follows department guidelines for productivity.
- Prepares for the evaluation in accordance with department policies/procedures and standards of practice including obtaining patient history, exhibiting knowledge of patient diagnoses and researching unfamiliar diagnoses.
- Selects and administers tests and measures.
- Additionally, synthesizes evaluation results to formulate the diagnosis, goals, prognosis and plan of care.
- Establishes treatment plan based on evaluation results, goals and best practice. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team, patients and patient's support system.
- Assesses and re-assesses need for modifications to plan of care and goals.
- Identifies need for consultations and/or refers the patient to another health care professional or health care services. Initiates and completes discharge plan.
- Provides education/training to patient and/or patient support system
- Functional Training-This includes but is not limited to: ADLs/IADLs, therapeutic activities (e.g. transfers, bed mobility), rehabilitation equipment prescription and training and community reintegration
- Neurological Interventions-This includes but is not limited to: handling techniques, neurodevelopmental training, seating and positioning, vision/perception, cognitive rehabilitation, neuromuscular re-education, spasticity management and behavioral management
- Other- This may include, but is not limited to: cardiac medical monitoring and splinting
- Musculoskeletal Interventions-This includes but is not limited to: therapeutic exercise, joint mobilization and modalities
- Provide data, note writing using Prompt EMR for all treatments provided
- Oversee support staff of COTA, OT aides
- Attends annual JAG PT Billing and Coding seminar
- Presents 1 facility level in-service annually
- Promotes JAG PT in the community through lectures/presentations
- Demonstrates respectful interactions with patients, colleagues, and others
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelors or Masters Degree required, Doctorate degree preferred
- Licensed Occupational Therapist
- Completed state regulated CEU requirement in appropriate state (NY, NJ)
- Valid CPR License
- Experience/knowledge with an EMR software is preferred
- Excellent oral, written communication
- Strong clinical decision-making skills
- 1 year(s) professional OT experience
- Excellent work ethic and dedication to patient success
- Basic computer skills
- Works as a team member and individually with minimal supervision
- Maintains a positive, professional demeanor at all times
