Occ Therapist - WE PRN

Covenant Health•Tazewell, TN

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About The Position

Overview Occupational Therapist PRN/OCC, Variable Hours & Shifts Claiborne Medical Center Overview: Claiborne Medical Center, a member of Knoxville-based Covenant Health, offers a full range of medical services including emergency care, general and orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, and diagnostic services. Our radiology services are certified by the American College of Radiology in Computerized Tomography (CT), Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound. Claiborne also provides skilled and long-term care through Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center. Our team of physicians and staff is dedicated to putting our patients first, every day. For more information, visit ClaiborneMedicalCenter.com. Position Summary: Under general supervision, plans, evaluates and implements treatment programs for occupational therapy patients. Modifies treatment plans in accordance with patient progress. This position will follow the weekend- only Therapy Pay Program. Recruiter: Alexa Robbins || [email protected]

Requirements

Minimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience: None
Licensure Requirement: Current Tennessee Occupational Therapy License.
Current CPR required.

Responsibilities

Clinical practice – including evaluation and treatment of patients
Performs patient evaluations (initial, progress, and discharge evaluations), establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence-based practice.
Meets established targets for passive/active treatment ratios.
Involves patient and family in treatment, education, and goal setting.
Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs and discharge planning.
Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
Serves as a resource person for support staff and other health system staff.
Assists with training, orientation, and supervision of support staff.
Assumes responsibility for the educational development of assigned students.
Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes.
Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
Meets established target for Quality/outcome measures Service/patient satisfaction measures Financial/productivity measures Growth/patients-per-day measures
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.
Completes required education assignments annually.
Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.