Occupational Therapist - PRN

Neuromedical Center Rehabilitation Hospital • Baton Rouge, LA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The NeuroMedical Center Rehabilitation Hospital is in search of a PRN Occupational Therapist to work in the inpatient rehabilitation setting. Responsibilities: The occupational therapist must be able to effectively complete comprehensive evaluations, establish treatment plans of care, and provide appropriate occupational therapy treatments to patients with a variety of neurological diagnosis and impairments. The focus of occupational therapy in inpatient rehabilitation is to maximize each patient's recovery and level of functional ability including but not limited to: neuromuscular recovery (through neurorehabilitation), functional mobility skills improvement, activities of daily living skills and independent activities of daily living skills improvement, cognitive skills improvement and proper use of adaptive equipment as needed. This position also requires effective communication skills to provide continuity of care between therapists and treatment sessions, to educate, and train caregivers, and to provide an interdisciplinary team approach to each patient's care.

Requirements

• Occupational Therapist with a current Louisiana license
• Master's Degree
• One year or more experience

Responsibilities

• complete comprehensive evaluations
• establish treatment plans of care
• provide appropriate occupational therapy treatments to patients with a variety of neurological diagnosis and impairments
• maximize each patient's recovery and level of functional ability including but not limited to: neuromuscular recovery (through neurorehabilitation), functional mobility skills improvement, activities of daily living skills and independent activities of daily living skills improvement, cognitive skills improvement and proper use of adaptive equipment as needed
• provide continuity of care between therapists and treatment sessions
• educate and train caregivers
• provide an interdisciplinary team approach to each patient's care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees