Occupational Therapist (OT) Part Time
Choice Health at Home•Thornton, CO
•$50 - $75
About The Position
The Occupational Therapist is a licensed professional who provides occupational therapy to patients and clients of all age groups. The role plans, implements, and evaluates care plans to restore or maintain patient well-being; evaluates occupational roles and performance for people with physical, psychosocial, and/or cognitive impairments; provides interventions for deficits; and participates in care coordination.
Requirements
- Valid Occupational Therapy License.
- CPR certification.
- Valid driver’s license and auto insurance.
- Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, crawl, squat, or kneel for extended periods.
- Must be able to lift, carry, pull, or push up to 100 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- One year of occupational therapy experience preferred.
- HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform clinical assessments, identify patient needs, and determine patient appropriateness.
- Prepare, revise, and complete plans of care, progress notes, phone orders, and other clinical documentation on an ongoing and timely basis.
- Accept clinical assignments consistent with education and competence.
- Participate in the IDG care-planning process.
- Apply infection-control concepts and standard precautions during patient care to prevent contamination and disease transmission.
- Assess and facilitate, through direct therapeutic intervention, range of motion, strength, coordination, adaptive-equipment needs and use, environmental modifications, functional mobility, and safety issues related to activities of daily living.
- Fabricate and maintain adaptive equipment and hand splints.
- Use effective interpersonal and communication skills, and facilitate these skills among team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
- Evaluate occupational performance in self-care, work, leisure, and rest; assess sensory-motor, neuromuscular, psychosocial, and cognitive-perceptual components of occupational behavior; and assess the physical, social, and cultural components of the patient’s occupational environment.
- Meet the Agency’s and licensing board’s mandatory continuing-education requirements.
- Promote the Agency’s philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
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