What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at Professional Healthcare Resources, Inc.?
We are looking to hire a dynamic Occupational Therapist to join our phenomenal team of Clinicians!
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for ensuring quality total patient care through assessment, planning, interventions, and evaluation of patient needs through occupational therapy care plans for each assigned patient; responsible for effectiveness of measures implemented, under the direction of the physician, to resolve active problems of the patient and to provide stronger self care techniques; provides appropriate patient/family/caregiver teaching; promotes quality services in accordance with established agency policies and procedures; ensures compliance with federal, state, and local guidelines for all services; meets budgeted productivity standards, and assures the quality and growth of the agency.
Responsibilities:
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for ensuring quality total patient care through assessment, planning, interventions, and evaluation of patient needs through occupational therapy care plans for each assigned patient; responsible for effectiveness of measures implemented, under the direction of the physician, to resolve active problems of the patient and to provide stronger self care techniques; provides appropriate patient/family/caregiver teaching; promotes quality services in accordance with established agency policies and procedures; ensures compliance with federal, state, and local guidelines for all services; meets budgeted productivity standards, and assures the quality and growth of the agency.
Responsibilities:
- Delivers occupational therapy services in accordance with the approved plan of treatment and plan of care
- Evaluates, or assists attending physician in evaluating, functional levels of assigned patients to develop plan of treatment
- Develops assigned patients’ plan of care for occupational therapy services
- Observes and communicates to physician and agency staff, at least every 62 days, patient progress, reactions, improvements, and other changes in patient conditions or plan of care
- Accurately and completely prepares all clinical documentation per agency policy
- Instructs the patient, the patient’s caretaker or agency staff involved in assisting the patient, in selfexercise programs, when applicable
- Instructs the patient and the patient’s caretaker, when applicable, in the care and proper use of equipment and devices, such as wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes, prosthetics, and orthopedic devices
- Guides the patient in the patient’s therapeutic, creative and self-care activities
- Participates in the agency’s quality assurance review and evaluations of occupational therapy services
- Provides or participates in staff training programs
- Plans for discharge
- Must be an Occupational Therapist licensed in the state(s) of operation
- Must be a graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum jointly accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and the American Medical Association
- Must possess sound knowledge of therapy principles, procedures, and standards of practice as determined by state and federal regulations
- A minimum of two years’ appropriate experience as an occupational therapist
- Experience in community or home health preferred
What does PHR has to offer?
- Diverse pay system and great earning potential
- Holiday, weekend and on-call additional pay
- Cell phone and mileage reimbursement
- Advanced orientation and annual educational programs
- Friendly, family oriented and caring working environment
- Great benefits package which includes health, dental and vision care, PTO, company-paid life insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, and a 401K Plan
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all applicants without regard to gender, marital status, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran's status, disability, or any other protected characteristics.
