Occupational Therapist at Center

Focused Post Acute Care Partners•Center, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Focused Post Acute Care Partners is seeking a Licensed Occupational Therapist for Focused Care at Center in Center, Texas. The therapist evaluates patients, develops occupational therapy treatment programs in collaboration with physicians, and provides occupational therapy treatments. The role includes therapeutic exercise, activities-of-daily-living retraining, and cognitive techniques, as well as instructing and motivating patients to improve their daily living activities. The Occupational Therapist supervises a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant if one is assigned. The position establishes, evaluates, and implements treatment programs, plans of care, goals, and discharge plans in conjunction with the physician, revising plans as patient status changes. It provides direct patient care, coordinates with other clinicians and healthcare disciplines, participates in patient care conferences as applicable, and provides client and family education. The therapist also carries out supervisory responsibilities under company policies and applicable laws. The role requires professional and ethical conduct, effective communication, teamwork, adherence to patient rights and applicable codes and regulations, infection-control and standard precautions, accurate service coding, and compliance with productivity requirements. The employee is expected to attend meetings and in-services, organize workload, use time and resources safely and cost-effectively, and assist coworkers or take on additional assignments as requested. Salary is undisclosed. A voluntary DailyPay benefit provides employees access to their pay on their own schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited college or university.
Current license or registration as an Occupational Therapist in the state of hire.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, perform a one-person transfer in routine and emergency situations, and reposition a bedbound patient alone.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, pull, climb, reach, lift, and perform repetitive upper-extremity movements.

Responsibilities

Establish, evaluate, and implement occupational therapy treatment programs, plans of care, goals, and discharge plans in conjunction with the physician.
Revise treatment plans and goals in response to changes in patient status.
Provide direct occupational therapy care and ensure the effectiveness of treatment programs.
Administer prescribed therapeutic exercise, activities-of-daily-living retraining, cognitive techniques, and applicable therapeutic modalities when competent and equipment is available.
Prioritize and plan treatment and travel times to meet patient needs efficiently.
Carry out orders in accordance with professional ethics, patient rights, and state and federal codes and regulations.
Communicate and coordinate care with clinicians and other healthcare providers or disciplines involved in the patient's plan of care.
Participate in interdisciplinary patient care conferences as applicable and maintain communication with involved disciplines.
Supervise the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
Provide client and family education as appropriate and conduct in-services as requested.
Use correct coding for services provided and meet established productivity requirements while maintaining appropriate patient loads.
Observe infection control and standard precautions.
Attend and participate in staff meetings, required in-services, and other meetings as requested.
Organize work and use materials, equipment, and time safely and cost-effectively.
Maintain courteous and respectful interactions, support coworkers, and respond to management requests in a timely manner.
Perform other duties as assigned.