Occupational Therapist - PRN
About The Position
The Occupational Therapist evaluates, plans, and implements treatment programs for inpatients ranging in age from newborn to geriatric. The role collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team on treatment and discharge planning, documents patient evaluations, treatment, education, and discharge planning, and schedules patient treatments and meetings. The Occupational Therapist supervises Rehabilitation Aides and student occupational therapy staff, assists with in-service training and continuing education, and may participate in Performance Improvement activities and processes. Treatment may include activities of daily living training; gross and fine motor training; range-of-motion exercises and stretching; muscle re-education; therapeutic exercise; physical agents; joint mobilization; massage; and creating, applying, and revising splints. The therapist evaluates treatment outcomes, adjusts care to optimize benefits, recommends adaptive and assistive equipment, and educates patients and families about goals, treatment plans, home management, and discharge recommendations. The position also includes managing patient schedules, maintaining required clinical and outpatient documentation, completing accurate and timely charges and audit or volume reports, and supervising Rehabilitation Aides. This is a PRN, part-time position at Olathe Hospital.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) through the State Board of Healing Arts upon hire.
- CPR/AED/BLS certification; BLS may be completed within 14 days.
Nice To Haves
- Previous healthcare experience.
Responsibilities
- Conduct occupational therapy evaluations, including patient interviews, tests, measurements, and assessments; analyze findings and determine treatment indications.
- Plan and deliver treatment programs based on evaluation results and ongoing reassessments.
- Develop and communicate discharge plans based on prior function, medical condition, financial situation, and other relevant factors.
- Provide occupational therapy interventions, including activities of daily living training, motor training, range-of-motion exercises, stretching, muscle re-education, therapeutic exercise, physical agents, joint mobilization, massage, and splint creation or adjustment.
- Evaluate treatment effects and modify interventions to achieve optimal benefits; recommend adaptive and assistive equipment.
- Educate patients and families about problems, goals, estimated completion dates, treatment plans, home management, and discharge recommendations.
- Consult with physicians and other healthcare practitioners to obtain patient information, recommend treatment revisions, and coordinate care.
- Manage patient schedules to support efficiency and productivity, work toward the 60% billable-time target, and reduce cancellations and other barriers to meeting patient needs.
- Document evaluations, treatment sessions, patient progress, and discharge status according to department policy and procedure.
- Maintain outpatient charts with required referrals, forms, and patient information; complete charges accurately and promptly.
- Complete and submit end-user audit and volume reports on the date of service and accurately record services, evaluations, screens, meeting hours, visits, billed units, and cancellations.
- Orient, instruct, and direct Rehabilitation Aides in activities related to patient treatment programs and department operations.
- Assist with in-service training and continuing education programs; participate in Performance Improvement activities and processes as applicable.
- Perform the professional, clinical, and technical competencies of the assigned unit or department and other duties as required.
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Job Type
Part-time
