Occupational Therapist PRN

Position Summary: Provides assessment, treatment, and consultation through the use of purposeful activity such as instruction in daily living skills and cognitive retraining, facilitating self-maintenance, work and leisure skills. Therefore, maximizing independence, preventing disability, and maintaining health.

Position responsibilities:

• Plans and implements Occupational Therapy programs and activities.
• Interprets recommendations, interviews and assesses capacities and limitation.
• Reviews progress reports and consults with appropriate personnel, and prepares and presents pertinent professional records and reports.
• Collaborates with referring providers in the placement of patient in Occupational Therapy work and initiates contact with appropriate individuals, allied professional and administrative personnel.
• Explains, demonstrates and interprets the role and function of Occupational Therapy.
• Works with multi-disciplinary team and physicians to plan, implement and evaluate treatment programs for outpatient patients.
• Performs Occupational Therapy treatments and instructs patients and/or family members in proper care techniques.
• Evaluates, charts and reports patient’s progress throughout the planned therapy program.
• Formulates a complete evaluation of the impact of the disease, the participation of patients in valued life roles, activities of daily living (BADL and IADL), work and leisure.
• Plans treatment programs to be delivered by an Occupational Therapy Assistant as indicated, and oversees the delivery of care.
• Adheres to all requirements and regulations dictated by state licensures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential skills and experience:

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent education and experience combination.
• Current State licensure as an Occupational Therapist
• Two to five years of experience preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) must be current or obtained during orientation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level.

Valued but not required skills and experience:

• Experience supervising a team.

Reporting to this position: N/A

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 100 pounds.

Work Environment: Work is performed in an ambulatory health care setting. There is common exposure to contagious and infectious diseases. The work may include a certain amount of exposure to hostile and emotionally disturbed patients, families and visitors.

Indian preference applies. Applicants can submit an application, resume with a cover letter, and a copy of CDIB or Tribal membership card (if applicable) to Northeastern Tribal Health System, Human Resources Director, Audrey Fenoughty , P.O. Box 1498 Miami, OK 74355, faxed to (855)745-3601, or emailed to audrey.fenoughty@nthsclinic.com . Selection of the qualified applicant is contingent upon drug screen and background check. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

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