What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rehabilitation Therapist - Occupational Focus position at JAG Physical Therapy?
About the Position:
JAG Physical Therapy is seeking a highly skilled Occupational Therapist to join our team. As an Occupational Therapist, you will play a critical role in helping patients recover from injuries and illnesses, and regain their independence.
Your primary responsibility will be to assess patients' strengths and weaknesses, and develop individualized treatment plans to help them achieve their goals. This may include utilizing your training and skills to aid patients in healing, recovering, improving pain level/tolerance, and maximizing functional independence.
In addition to providing high-quality patient care, you will also be responsible for maintaining accurate records of patient care data, including initial evaluations, daily notes, reassessments/progress reports, discharge plans, and communication with members of the team. You will also be expected to prepare for evaluations, select and administer tests and measures, and synthesize evaluation results to formulate diagnoses, goals, prognosis, and plans of care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Selects and administers tests and measures to gather relevant data.
- Synthesizes evaluation results to formulate 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
- Musculoskeletal Interventions-This includes but is not limited to: therapeutic exercise, joint mobilization and modalities
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
