Occupational Therapist, Per Diem
About The Position
The Occupational Therapist per diem, reports to the Clinical Supervisor/Manager and provides both direct and indirect patient care services, in-person and through telehealth. The per diem OT works primarily with adult and geriatric patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, although pediatric and adolescent patients may also be treated. Under general direction and within a specific therapy discipline, the per diem OT plans and administers a full range of OT services for patients with various physical and cognitive impairments, including patient evaluations, therapeutic interventions, therapeutic intervention planning or intervention requiring discipline specific skills. The per diem OT maintains all applicable documentation related to the delivery of patient care services. While performing job duties, the per diem OT may also supervise support personnel as allowed by discipline specific State Practice Acts including Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and Rehabilitation Aides, as well as OT and COTA students.
Requirements
- Must hold a valid Occupational Therapist license in the state of practice.
- Must maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Must have a degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
- Must have experience working with adult and geriatric patients.
- Must be able to provide both in-person and telehealth services.
- Must maintain all applicable documentation.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with pediatric and adolescent patients.
- Experience supervising support personnel.
- Experience supervising students.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct and indirect patient care services, in-person and through telehealth.
- Works primarily with adult and geriatric patients, with potential for pediatric and adolescent patients.
- Plans and administers a full range of OT services for patients with various physical and cognitive impairments.
- Conducts patient evaluations.
- Implements therapeutic interventions.
- Develops therapeutic intervention plans.
- Performs interventions requiring discipline-specific skills.
- Maintains all applicable documentation related to patient care services.
- Supervises support personnel as allowed by State Practice Acts, including Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and Rehabilitation Aides.
- Supervises OT and COTA students.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
