Occupational Therapist or Sr. OT - Galveston, Acute (Including Sat and/or Sun
About The Position
Directs the evaluation, development, coordination, and implementation of occupational therapy intervention provided to patients. Serves as a patient advocate assuring the delivery of occupational therapy meets legal, ethical and institutional standards while adhering to the philosophy, objectives, policies and procedures of the department and the organization. For the Senior Occupational Therapist role, responsibilities include providing evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning; documenting patient progress and billing; communicating patient information; participating in rounds, clinics, and case conferences; meeting required competencies; delegating duties and monitoring service delivery to COTA and Rehabilitation Aide; supervising students; participating in training and supervision of entry-level therapists and mentoring; participating in and providing in-service/continuing education/research/teaching opportunities; participating and assisting with quality assurance activities; attending seminars and webinars; participating in community programs; and adhering to internal controls and reporting structure.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
- Licensed or eligible for license in the State of Texas.
- No experience required (for Occupational Therapist).
- Five years’ related experience (for Senior Occupational Therapist).
Nice To Haves
- Supervises students as requested (at least 1 year of experience) (for Occupational Therapist).
- Supervises students as requested (for Senior Occupational Therapist).
Responsibilities
- Provides evaluation, treatment and discharge planning to patients relative to age, culture and condition in assigned clinical area.
- Documents patient evaluation, treatment progress and billing, appropriately in the medical record. Documentation must meet peer review requirements.
- Communicates pertinent patient information with the patient, family members, physicians, team members, and other disciplines.
- Participates in rounds, clinics and case conferences as assigned.
- Meets required competencies for assigned area.
- Delegates duties and monitor service delivery appropriately to COTA, Rehabilitation Aide.
- Supervises students as requested.
- Participates in and provide in-service/continuing education/ research opportunities.
- Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
- Performs related duties as required.
- Participates in training and supervision of entry-level therapist and mentoring Occupational Therapist (for Sr. OT).
- Participates in and provide in-service/continuing education/research, teaching opportunities at department, state or national levels (for Sr. OT).
- Participates and assists with implementation and data gathering for quality assurance activities and attend seminars, webinars as assigned or indicated to support evidence based practice (for Sr. OT).
- Participates in roles related to Community programs either with the hospital or organizational based (for Sr. OT).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
