Occupational Therapist / OT

INTEGRIS Health•OK, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

INTEGRIS Health is hiring a full-time, day-shift Acute Occupational Therapist at INTEGRIS Health Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Occupational Therapist interprets referrals; examines and evaluates patients; and develops and modifies plans of care with anticipated goals and outcomes. The role includes comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and safety assessments, coordinating care with clinical team members, and directing Occupational Therapy Assistants while retaining responsibility for the patient’s episode of care. The therapist may serve as a clinical instructor or assist with orienting new employees or volunteers. For rehabilitation and mental health settings, the therapist provides and adjusts skilled interventions to address a patient’s diagnosis and prognosis, responds promptly to abnormal conditions or responses, and prepares concise, accurate, timely reports. Care must account for developmental stage, age-specific needs, cultural needs, and patient safety. Home health duties, when applicable, include providing and adjusting skilled treatment in the home, reassessing patients at each visit, and maintaining required documentation according to policy. The position reports to an assigned Manager or Director. Work may involve varied physical demands and respiratory fit-test requirements. The environment may include exposure to infections and other hazards, blood and body fluids, chemicals, sharp equipment, heat, noise, interruptions, and workplace violence; lifting and cumulative physical stress; high caseloads; and possible assignment to other units. The role may require on-call availability, weekend work, or a flexible schedule. Daily use of wheelchairs, walkers, and other rehabilitation equipment is required. Depending on the care setting, duties may also involve pool chemicals and heat, driving or riding with patients in traffic and weather, and exposure to weather extremes.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Occupational Therapy.
Current Oklahoma Occupational Therapist license, or eligibility for Oklahoma licensure and ability to practice under the Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Practice Act; licensure must be completed within six months after the initial temporary license is issued.
Must present a letter or permit proving eligibility upon hire.
Current BLS or CPR certification upon hire, or completion within 30 days of hire.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
For Occupational Therapists conducting home evaluations, a current driver’s license from the state of residence and a driving record acceptable to the organization’s insurance carrier are required if operating an organization-owned or personal vehicle.

Nice To Haves

Previous relevant experience is preferred.
Aquatics Department: Two years of experience and aquatic experience are preferred; Water Safety Certification must be completed within six months of hire.
Hand Therapy Department: Certified Hand Therapist preferred.
Therapy Resource Pool: Two years of experience preferred.
Community Re-entry Department: Two years of experience in inpatient rehabilitation preferred.

Responsibilities

Interpret referrals; examine and evaluate patients; and develop and modify occupational therapy plans of care, including anticipated goals and expected outcomes.
Perform comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and safety assessments of assigned patients and document findings in the clinical record.
Coordinate patient care with other clinical team members to support optimal care and communication.
Direct Occupational Therapy Assistants in performing specific treatment and intervention components while retaining responsibility for the patient’s episode of care.
May act as a clinical instructor and/or assist with orientation of new employees or volunteers.
In rehabilitation and mental health settings, provide and modify skilled interventions using therapeutic procedures and techniques to produce changes consistent with diagnosis and prognosis.
Initiate appropriate corrective actions promptly when an abnormal condition or response is noted.
Prepare concise, legible, accurate, and timely written reports.
Provide care in a safe environment that accounts for patients’ developmental stage, age-specific needs, and cultural needs.
In home health settings, plan and provide skilled occupational therapy treatment in the home, reassess the patient at each visit, and ensure quality of care as documented in the clinical record.
In home health settings, maintain and submit required patient documentation in a timely manner and according to policies and procedures.