Per Diem Occupational Therapist - Inpatient Adult Acute Care
About The Position
The Occupational Therapist reports directly to the Clinical Manager and/ or Assistant Clinical Manager (ACM) of their respective department and may receive clinical guidance from senior staff and/or clinical specialists. The Occupational Therapist completes comprehensive examinations of body structure to determine functional impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. The Occupational Therapist establishes diagnosis and prognosis; develops an individualized plan of care; implements treatment interventions; and performs on-going evaluations through-out episode of care. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. This role involves examining and evaluating patients, establishing diagnosis, prognosis, and individualized plans of care, and implementing treatment interventions based on these plans, considering precautions, indications, and contradictions. The Occupational Therapist directs and coordinates patients’ rehabilitation plans of care, evaluates patient progress, and revises goals and plans accordingly. They are also responsible for educating and training patients and caregivers, anticipating and communicating discharge/home needs and resources, and completing documentation and charges accurately and timely in compliance with department policy. The role includes making recommendations and referrals for additional diagnostic testing and/or services, consistently applying evidence-based practice, and seeking additional guidance when necessary to ensure safe and effective patient care. Compliance with hospital and departmental policies and guidelines is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution
- State license issued by the Rhode Island Department of Health
Nice To Haves
- Master’s or Doctorate level degree in Occupational Therapy
- Clinical experience in program specific settings
- Membership and involvement in discipline specific professional organization and/or other clinically relevant organization
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates the highest level of communication and professionalism with patients, caregivers, rehabilitation staff, providers, and other health care professionals, both within the academic medical center and in the community.
- Exhibits effective and professional verbal and non-verbal communication
- Communicates clearly, respectfully, and honestly with patients and/or caregivers, and colleagues
- Communicates proactively with other caregivers involved in patients’ care
- Adjusts communication and response to the level of understanding of the listener
- Examines and evaluates patients
- Establishes diagnosis, prognosis, and individualized plans of care
- Implements treatment intervention based on plan of care, considering precautions, indications, and contradictions
- Directs and coordinates patients’ rehabilitation plan of care
- Evaluates patients’ progress and revises goals and plan of care accordingly
- Educates/ Trains patients/caregivers
- Anticipates and communicates discharge/home needs and resources
- Completes documentation and charges accurately and timely, in compliance with department policy
- Completes clinical documentation reflecting eligibility/ medical necessity of services in compliance with professional and regulatory standards
- Makes recommendations and referrals for additional diagnostic testing and/or services
- Consistently applies evidence-based practice to all aspects of clinical care
- Seeks additional guidance when necessary to assure safe and effective patient care
- Complies with hospital and departmental policies and guidelines
- Participates in strategic departmental quality improvement initiatives
- Provides education to other hospital departments/personnel, students, and outside agencies/schools
- Demonstrates ability to flex schedule based on department, patient, and/or caregiver need
- Determines priorities according to departmental and patient care need
- Participates in community based professional events
- Participates in ongoing educational activities
- Supports and promotes departmental teamwork
- Completes mandatory departmental and hospital training
- Provides consistent and thorough supervision of assistants, aides, therapists, and volunteers including cosigning notes, reviewing patient treatment plans and goals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
