Occupational Therapist-Home Health, PRN, Days

Prisma Health•Sumter, SC

14d

About The Position

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. Job Summary Plans and implements specific treatment programs for individual patients according to the principles and practices of occupational therapy. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team. Provides direction and supervision to Registered Occupational Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapy students in the area of patient care. Added responsibility for program and staff development is required. An advanced level of clinical and interpersonal skills are required. Job Description Essential Functions All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference Performs appropriate initial occupational therapy evaluations and re-evaluations and designs an occupational therapy plan of care Demonstrates advanced knowledge of diagnosis / conditions seen in occupational therapy Selects, performs and interprets the results of OT examinations of neurological, musculoskeletal and developmental systems Performs and interprets standardized evaluations as determined by appropriateness of client Identifies actual or potential problems that would impact the OT treatment regimen as well as the overall plan of care (such as cognitive deficits, family situations, etc.) Establishes specific functional and measurable treatment goals based on results of the initial assessment and feedback from patient and family Designs the treatment plan appropriate for the patient's age, educational level, cultural background Designs the plan for intervention that is coordinated and integrated with other services the individual is receiving Revises the treatment plan as appropriate Plans, implements, and evaluates a specific and comprehensive treatment plan and participates in patient discharge preparations Demonstrates good working knowledge of various Occupational Therapy techniques, flexibility and creativity in the implementation of these therapy techniques Interacts regularly with others involved in patient's care to incorporate an interdisciplinary treatment approach for coordinated quality care Demonstrates awareness and use of proper safety measures regarding the patients and others in the home and self Reassesses patient status in response to treatment and goal achievement, redefines problems and modifies goals and treatment as indicated by the interdisciplinary treatment plan Provides information regarding follow-up services which may include a referral to other community resources Provides any written instruction for home exercises or care as indicated prior to discharge Teaches, counsels and communicates with patients, their families and others to achieve the desired goals of occupational therapy Participates in patient and family education process Provides education and training to patients, families and caregivers regarding diagnoses, progress and long-term functional outcomes Supports and provides educational material to patients / families for support groups as well as community resources Attends multidisciplinary patient conferences Promotes health care in the community. Complies with departmental policies for documentation Documents all aspects of assessment, planning, treatment and discharge in the computer in a timely manner Daily treatment records are noted in the computer on a daily basis and are clear and professional in their terminology Patient conference notes are succinct and contain information regarding progress to date and focus on further treatment Documentation is in compliance with the chart review audit components Meets the team / department productivity standards Assists with additional coverage when caseload permits and when multiple caseloads may be modified easily to permit one person to assist with coverage in another area Complies with established standards of efficient patient scheduling to maintain appropriate levels of productivity Accepts and examines performance feedback and incorporates this into their conduct Long-term and short-term goals are appropriate, achievable and measurable within a specific time frame Attends staff meetings, team meetings and mandatory in services as scheduled Completes mandatory training annually and in a timely manner Completes PPD testing procedures by the end of the employee's birth month Completes assignments in a timely and thorough manner Assists with care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, safety, environmental and infection control standards Demonstrates willingness to orient and assist and is respectful of the rights of another team members Provides supervision to Occupational Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapy students as assigned. Assumes an additional team / department responsibility. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education - Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy
Experience - One (1) year Occupational Therapy
SC OT Licensure from the Board of OT Examiners or OT Compact Commission.
A valid driver’s license; an acceptable motor vehicle record, as defined by the Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Chart; and proof of auto insurance.
CPR/BLS Certification
Basic computer skills
Knowledge of office equipment
Data entry skills
Mathematical skills
Knowledge of basic OT equipment

Responsibilities

Performs appropriate initial occupational therapy evaluations and re-evaluations and designs an occupational therapy plan of care
Demonstrates advanced knowledge of diagnosis / conditions seen in occupational therapy
Selects, performs and interprets the results of OT examinations of neurological, musculoskeletal and developmental systems
Performs and interprets standardized evaluations as determined by appropriateness of client
Identifies actual or potential problems that would impact the OT treatment regimen as well as the overall plan of care (such as cognitive deficits, family situations, etc.)
Establishes specific functional and measurable treatment goals based on results of the initial assessment and feedback from patient and family
Designs the treatment plan appropriate for the patient's age, educational level, cultural background
Designs the plan for intervention that is coordinated and integrated with other services the individual is receiving
Revises the treatment plan as appropriate
Plans, implements, and evaluates a specific and comprehensive treatment plan and participates in patient discharge preparations
Demonstrates good working knowledge of various Occupational Therapy techniques, flexibility and creativity in the implementation of these therapy techniques
Interacts regularly with others involved in patient's care to incorporate an interdisciplinary treatment approach for coordinated quality care
Demonstrates awareness and use of proper safety measures regarding the patients and others in the home and self
Reassesses patient status in response to treatment and goal achievement, redefines problems and modifies goals and treatment as indicated by the interdisciplinary treatment plan
Provides information regarding follow-up services which may include a referral to other community resources
Provides any written instruction for home exercises or care as indicated prior to discharge
Teaches, counsels and communicates with patients, their families and others to achieve the desired goals of occupational therapy
Participates in patient and family education process
Provides education and training to patients, families and caregivers regarding diagnoses, progress and long-term functional outcomes
Supports and provides educational material to patients / families for support groups as well as community resources
Attends multidisciplinary patient conferences
Promotes health care in the community.
Complies with departmental policies for documentation
Documents all aspects of assessment, planning, treatment and discharge in the computer in a timely manner
Daily treatment records are noted in the computer on a daily basis and are clear and professional in their terminology
Patient conference notes are succinct and contain information regarding progress to date and focus on further treatment
Documentation is in compliance with the chart review audit components
Meets the team / department productivity standards
Assists with additional coverage when caseload permits and when multiple caseloads may be modified easily to permit one person to assist with coverage in another area
Complies with established standards of efficient patient scheduling to maintain appropriate levels of productivity
Accepts and examines performance feedback and incorporates this into their conduct
Long-term and short-term goals are appropriate, achievable and measurable within a specific time frame
Attends staff meetings, team meetings and mandatory in services as scheduled
Completes mandatory training annually and in a timely manner
Completes PPD testing procedures by the end of the employee's birth month
Completes assignments in a timely and thorough manner
Assists with care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, safety, environmental and infection control standards
Demonstrates willingness to orient and assist and is respectful of the rights of another team members
Provides supervision to Occupational Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapy students as assigned.
Assumes an additional team / department responsibility.
Performs other duties as assigned.