PRN Occupational Therapist

WVU Medicine

7d

About The Position

Evaluates and treats patients who have difficulty performing daily tasks due to physical, emotional, cognitive, and/or psychosocial conditions. Provides coordinated, comprehensive patient care through assessment, expected outcomes, rehabilitation interventions, and evaluation as part of an interdisciplinary team. Develops and implements treatment programs, documents care, submits charges, oversees COTAs, students, and volunteers, and participates in education and training. The role is PRN, with scheduled weekly hours listed as 0.

Requirements

• Hold a current or temporary Occupational Therapist license or permit appropriate to the state where services are performed: Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia.
• Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.
• Organize and prioritize time and tasks to achieve a coordinated work effort and meet work schedules.
• Integrate multiple factors that may affect patient care.
• Meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying materials and equipment weighing 40 pounds or more.
• Have the vision abilities required for the role, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide coordinated and comprehensive patient care, including assessment, expected outcomes, rehabilitation interventions, and evaluation within an interdisciplinary team.
• Evaluate patient needs and develop and implement treatment programs to identify, prevent, and minimize physical disabilities and/or pain.
• Determine or revise priorities for direct and indirect patient care based on patient needs and available resources, as appropriate to the setting.
• Collaborate with nursing to update appropriate algorithms for safe patient handling.
• Document treatments according to department policies and procedures.
• Submit accurate charges for services rendered using the billing system via the patient's EMR.
• Oversee and ensure supervision of COTAs, students, and volunteers.
• Participate in education and training for staff, students, patients, and family members.
• At facilities with specialty accreditation requirements, complete annual education required by accreditation standards.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed