Occupational Therapist

Shriners Children's•Portland, OR

42d•Onsite

About The Position

Shriners Children’s is seeking a PRN Occupational Therapist to join their team. This role involves providing evaluation and therapy services, including direct patient care, patient/family education, and transition of care, in an efficient, age-appropriate, and culturally sensitive manner upon licensed independent practitioner referral. The therapist will provide comprehensive, compliant, and safe clinical care, demonstrating a commitment to family-centered care and optimal patient outcomes. They will collaborate with medical staff and the multidisciplinary team to design and implement individualized plans of care for pediatric patients and their families, following the Shriners Hospitals for Children® FOCUSED©™ Program, which emphasizes patient-centered care.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Licensed in state of practice
Basic Life Support (BLS)

Nice To Haves

Certified Hand Therapist or 4,000 hours in hand therapy or upper extremity management in the last 5 years

Responsibilities

Functions as a team member and develops leadership skills through activities such as mentoring and providing education to students and other professionals.
Supports the ongoing development and improvement of the department through participation in special projects, performance improvement and facility committees.
Responsible for professional growth and development through ongoing education and research in alignment with hospital’s patient care and strategic direction.
Responsible for maintaining current knowledge in changes related to scope of practice, coding/billing practices, compliant documentation and any other knowledge related to the compliant practice in a revenue cycle environment.
Demonstrates competency in the examination of the patient to include history and systems review, selection and administration of specific tests and measures to obtain clinical data.
Provides timely monitoring of the response to intervention and makes necessary modifications.
Designs and implements a home program for infant, toddler, school-age, adolescent, and young adult patients to maximize the potential for accomplishment of goals as established in the initial assessment/plan of care.