Occupational Therapist at Clarksville

Focused Post Acute Care Partners•Mabry, TX

About The Position

Focused Post Acute Care Partners is seeking a licensed Occupational Therapist for Focused Care at Clarksville in Clarksville, Texas. The Occupational Therapist evaluates patients, develops occupational therapy treatment programs in collaboration with physicians, and provides treatment to help patients improve activities of daily living. The role administers therapeutic exercise, ADL retraining, cognitive techniques, and prescribed modalities, and may supervise a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. The therapist coordinates care with physicians and other clinicians, establishes and updates treatment plans and discharge goals, provides patient and family education, and supports the organization’s standards, mission, and goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate 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, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
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 patient care and therapeutic treatments.
Apply 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.
Ensure orders are carried out in accordance with professional ethics, patient rights, and applicable state and federal regulations.
Communicate and coordinate care with clinicians and other health care providers involved in the patient’s plan of care.
Participate in interdisciplinary patient care conferences as applicable.
Provide client and family education and perform in-services as requested.
Use correct coding for services provided and meet established productivity requirements.
Maintain patient loads consistent with work settings and company standards.
Attend and participate in staff meetings, required in-services, and other requested meetings.
Observe infection control practices and standard precautions.
Use materials, equipment, and time safely and cost-effectively; organize work to complete responsibilities promptly.
Maintain attendance and punctuality and respond to management and administration requests in a timely, courteous manner.
Treat employees, patients, and business partners respectfully; foster teamwork and collaboration.
Supervise and direct the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, if assigned, in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
Perform other duties as assigned.