Inpatient Occupational Therapist - PRN - Float Pool
About The Position
The Occupational Therapist evaluates, administers, and oversees evidence-based occupational therapy services for individuals with physical disabilities or functional limitations. The role promotes prevention of dysfunction, restoration of function, and improvement of movement and daily living skills. The therapist develops and updates an individualized plan of care in collaboration with the patient and family to support a return to the patient’s prior level of function, following physician referral guidelines, professional and regulatory standards, and departmental policies. The position is in inpatient acute care settings within HonorHealth’s Network Float Pool and supports inter-campus floating. The therapist must be willing to work at a minimum of three medical centers. The listed schedule is PRN, day shift, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with rotating holidays and weekends.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an AOTA-approved accredited university, required before starting employment.
- Current, good-standing license issued by the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, required before starting employment.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Willingness to work at a minimum of three medical centers.
- Six months of experience is listed as preferred; the posting also separately lists six months of recent experience as preferred for a network float position.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s or doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy from an AOTA-approved accredited university.
- Six months of recent experience for a network float position.
- Six months of experience.
Responsibilities
- Implement individualized treatment plans using skilled, evidence-based therapy techniques, including therapeutic exercises, manual techniques, functional mobility training, activities of daily living training, and modalities as indicated.
- Provide verbal and written instructions to patients, caregivers, and family members as needed.
- Maintain current knowledge of occupational therapy techniques, including through continuing education and professional journals, as well as knowledge of DNV and Medicare.
- Evaluate patients in accordance with the Department Operating Policy; synthesize evaluation data and identify treatment diagnoses using sound clinical reasoning.
- Establish comprehensive treatment plans with measurable, obtainable, functional short- and long-term goals and a defined discharge plan.
- Evaluate patient responses to treatment on an ongoing basis and document services as required.
- Maintain accurate, current medical-record documentation, including evaluations, daily treatment notes, updated treatment plans, progress reports, discharge summaries, and daily patient charges.
- Complete billing and billing sheets according to departmental procedures and deadlines.
- Use resources effectively and efficiently in support of financial stewardship.
- Confer with the interdisciplinary team and consult appropriate medical personnel regarding treatment plans, patient status, needs, and discharge plans.
- Provide timely feedback to case managers and other key personnel about discharge needs, recommended level of care, and equipment needs.
- Participate in interdisciplinary rounds as indicated.
- Communicate information and address concerns to support optimal treatment outcomes and collaborative staff relationships.
- Delegate appropriate patients to occupational therapist assistants, supervise care provided by therapist assistants and assistive personnel, and provide them with updated treatment plans and instructions.
- Act as a resource on therapy-related issues for therapy assistive personnel and staff from other departments.
- Assist in identifying departmental needs and process improvements.
- Support recruitment and retention through positive role-modeling and fostering peer relationships.
- Participate in departmental and interdepartmental meetings, in-services, utilization review programs, committees, and student preceptor or mentor programs.
