Occupational Therapist (OT)

Bedrock Healthcare•Abbotsford, WI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Abbotsford Health Care Center is seeking an Occupational Therapist to evaluate, treat, document, and facilitate care for residents whose ability to perform activities of daily living independently is impaired by disease. The therapist helps residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within their physical abilities, recommends and provides treatment and adaptive equipment, and provides education to residents and caregivers. The role also includes developing restorative nursing programs and participating in interdisciplinary care and quality-improvement activities. The Occupational Therapist works cooperatively with residents, their representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants, and ancillary service providers. The position requires accurate and timely documentation, attention to resident safety and infection control, and compliance with facility policies, Residents’ Rights, privacy requirements, and the Corporate Compliance Program.

Requirements

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy.
NBCOT certification.
Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical information.
Ability to communicate effectively with residents, their families, and other healthcare professionals, and present information to a supervisor.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
Familiarity with software such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
Ability to execute the essential physical and intellectual duties of the position.

Responsibilities

Evaluate referred residents and document evaluations according to facility policies and procedures.
Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest possible level of function within their physical abilities.
Recommend or provide treatment, preventative measures, and adaptive equipment to prevent decline in residents’ function.
Educate residents and caregivers to help residents maintain or attain the highest possible level of function within their physical abilities.
Maintain timely and accurate resident reports required by regulatory agencies and third-party payers.
Recommend adaptive equipment and preventative measures to administration.
Observe infection-control procedures and ensure the safety of residents under the therapist’s supervision.
Complete assigned duties related to Minimum Data Set assessments.
Complete timely documentation for evaluations, treatment plans, MDS assessments, resident care plans, and progress notes.
Participate in resident care conferences, interdisciplinary care conferences, and rehabilitation conferences as scheduled.
Participate in programs to improve resident care related to Quality Indicators and assume assigned Quality Assurance duties.
Work cooperatively with residents, their representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants, and ancillary service providers.
Follow facility policies and procedures, safety rules, employee handbook guidelines, Residents’ Rights policies, and anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies.
Adhere to the Corporate Compliance Program and attend required compliance in-services.
Protect the privacy of residents’ Protected Health Information.
Perform other duties as assigned.