Occupational Therapist (OT)

Watertown Health Care Center•Watertown, WI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Watertown Health Care Center is a skilled nursing home facility that prides itself on providing residents with an amazing experience. We have a tight-knit family of caregivers who serve residents with compassion, care, and a positive attitude. We value and appreciate our caregivers as they are the foundation of our organization. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our team. Our primary goal is to help residents regain independence while maintaining a friendly environment and providing nutritionally enhanced meals.

Requirements

Must have excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical information.
Ability to effectively communicate with residents, their families and other healthcare professionals.
Ability to present information to supervisor.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
Must be familiar with software such as Word and Excel.
MS in Occupational Therapy
NBCOT Certified

Responsibilities

Evaluate and document evaluations of referred residents in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.
Recommend and/or provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures and adaptive equipment to prevent decline in residents’ function.
Provide appropriate resident or caregiver education to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.
Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers.
Make recommendations to administration for adaptive equipment and preventative measures to prevent decline in residents’ function.
Observe infection control procedures.
Be responsible for the safety of residents under his/her supervision.
Assume duties related to completion of Minimum Data Set assessments as assigned.
Complete documentation related to evaluations, treatment plans, MDS assessments, resident care plans and progress notes in a timely manner.
Participate in resident care conferences, interdisciplinary care conferences and rehabilitation conferences as scheduled.
Participate in implementation of programs to improve resident care related to Quality Indicators.
Assume Quality Assurance duties as assigned.
Consistently work cooperatively with residents, residents' representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants and ancillary service providers.
Observe all facility policies and procedures.
Observe all facility safety policies and procedures.
Observe guidelines in the employees' handbook.
Follow facility Residents' Rights policies.
Adhere to Corporate Compliance Program Code of Conduct and policies and procedures.
Attend Corporate Compliance Program in servicing as required.
Comply with facility policies and procedures against discrimination and sexual harassment.
Protect the privacy of resident Protected Health Information.
All other duties as assigned.