Occupational Therapist ay Burnet Bay

Focused Post Acute Care Partners•Baytown, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Focused Post Acute Care Partners is seeking a licensed Occupational Therapist to evaluate patients, develop occupational therapy treatment programs in collaboration with physicians, and provide treatment. The role includes administering therapeutic exercise, activities-of-daily-living retraining, and cognitive techniques, as well as instructing, motivating, and assisting patients in improving daily living activities. The Occupational Therapist supervises and directs a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant when assigned. The therapist establishes, evaluates, and implements treatment programs, plans of care, goals, and discharge plans in conjunction with the physician, revising them as patient status changes. The role provides direct patient care, coordinates care with other providers, participates in interdisciplinary conferences, and communicates with the disciplines involved in each patient's plan of care. Therapists are expected to follow professional ethics, patient rights, applicable regulations, company policies, and established productivity and coding requirements. This position also includes patient and family education, attendance at meetings and in-services, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited college or university.
Current occupational therapist license or registration in the state of hire.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; perform one-person transfers 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 them as patient status changes.
Provide direct patient care and occupational therapy treatments to support effective treatment programs.
Administer prescribed heat-, light-, water-, and electrical-based treatments or modalities when competent and equipment is available.
Plan treatment and travel times to provide efficient care while meeting patient needs.
Carry out orders professionally and in accordance with professional ethics, patient rights, and state and federal requirements.
Facilitate communication among clinicians and coordinate occupational therapy with other health care providers and disciplines.
Participate in interdisciplinary patient care conferences and maintain communication with disciplines involved in the patient's plan of care.
Provide client and family education as appropriate and perform in-services as requested.
Use correct coding for services and maintain patient loads and productivity in line with work settings and company standards.
Observe infection control and standard precautions; use materials, equipment, and time safely and cost-effectively.
Attend and participate in staff meetings, required in-services, and other requested meetings.
Maintain attendance and punctuality, organize workload, communicate effectively, and respond to management requests in a timely and courteous manner.
Supervise the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant in accordance with company policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
Support coworkers and the department's efficiency and goals; perform other duties as assigned.