Occupational Therapist at Gilmer

Focused Post Acute Care Partners•Gilmer, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Focused Post Acute Care Partners is seeking a licensed Occupational Therapist for Focused Care at Gilmer in Gilmer, Texas. The therapist evaluates patients, develops treatment programs in collaboration with physicians, and provides occupational therapy treatments. The role includes complex active and passive therapeutic exercise, activities-of-daily-living retraining, and cognitive techniques to help patients learn and improve daily activities. The therapist may supervise a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA).

Requirements

Bachelor's, master's, or doctoral 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, and reposition a bedbound patient alone.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, pull, climb, reach, lift, and perform repetitive upper-extremity movements.
Ability to communicate information effectively verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

Establish, evaluate, and implement occupational therapy treatment programs, plans of care, goals, and discharge plans in conjunction with the physician; revise plans as patient status changes.
Provide direct patient care and deliver occupational therapy treatments to support program effectiveness.
Apply prescribed heat-, light-, water-, and electrical-based treatments or modalities when competent and equipment is available.
Prioritize and plan treatment and travel times to provide efficient care while meeting patient needs.
Ensure orders are carried out professionally and in accordance with professional ethics, patient rights, and applicable state and federal codes and regulations.
Communicate effectively with clinicians and coordinate occupational therapy services with other health care providers and disciplines.
Participate in interdisciplinary patient care conferences and maintain communication with disciplines involved in each patient's plan of care.
Provide client and family education as appropriate and conduct in-services as requested.
Use correct coding for services provided and maintain patient loads and productivity in accordance with work setting and company standards.
Follow infection-control practices and standard precautions; use materials, equipment, and time safely and cost-effectively.
Maintain attendance and punctuality, organize workload, attend staff meetings and required in-services, and respond to management requests in a timely manner.
Promote teamwork, respect, diversity, ethical conduct, and the organization's mission, philosophy, objectives, and goals.
Supervise the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant in accordance with company policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
Perform other duties as assigned.