PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - PRN DAYS

ANDERSON HOSPITAL • Maryville, IL

1d • $33 - $55 • Onsite

About The Position

The occupational therapist provides safe and effective patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient and family needs, within the parameters of the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act. The role promotes optimal recovery and rehabilitation and coordinates care with physicians and others involved in the patient’s care. Care may be provided across the continuum, and the therapist may rotate among therapy sites as needed. The therapist serves patients from infants through geriatric adults, as appropriate to the treatment area.

Requirements

• Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
• Licensed in the State of Illinois.
• One year of experience in a health care setting is required to provide home health services.
• Must be able to complete computer work.
• Driving and reliable transportation are necessary for Home Health Care and Early Intervention visits.

Responsibilities

• Support patients’ rights and responsibilities, including respect for cultural and religious diversity.
• Demonstrate flexibility to meet department and organizational staffing needs and appearance expectations.
• Meet productivity standards and accept low-census time and/or extra time as needed.
• Demonstrate leadership abilities while appropriately following the chain of command.
• Perform and evaluate appropriate, complete assessments based on patient diagnoses and care needs, leading to appropriate care-planning decisions.
• Provide safe, skillful, accurate, and efficient age- and population-specific care to patients from infancy through adulthood and geriatrics, as appropriate to the treatment area.
• Assess patient and family learning needs and provide ongoing education and evaluation; document readiness to learn, teaching, barriers, and outcomes.
• Reassess significant changes in a patient’s condition and update the care plan appropriately.
• Identify patient care needs to formulate or contribute to the discharge plan.
• Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner according to hospital policies and procedures.
• Coordinate care with physicians and others involved in the patient’s care.
• Provide care throughout the continuum and rotate through therapy sites as needed.

What This Job Offers