The Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating/assessing needs of referred patients and formulating treatment plans. Provides therapy services defined in treatment plans. Works cooperatively with physicians, case managers, and other members of the healthcare team. Maintains accurate documentation of therapy services in the medical record.
Requirements
- Patient Care: Documents patient care utilizing approved hospital and department documentation system.
- Patient Care: Accurately and promptly completes daily patient charges for every patient treated, according to department procedures.
- Patient Care: Performs and documents thorough initial evaluation on each patient referred for O.T. services, accurately performing objective testing and identifying patient's functional disabilities or problem areas prior to implementation of treatment.
- Patient Care: Identifies and documents measurable short and long term goals for each patient evaluated.
- Patient Care: Sets up a detailed treatment plan for each patient.
- Patient Care: Periodically re-assesses patient's functional status, progress toward achievement of goals, and modifies treatment plan accordingly.
- Patient Care: Communicates results of evaluation with patient/significant other and involves patient in planning, implementation and revision of the treatment plan.
- Patient Care: Assesses and identifies the patient and/or significant other's educational needs concerning reasons for and expected reactions to treatment, safe use of equipment, home programs, and follow up care.
- Regulatory/Quality: Utilizes time to accomplish work in an efficient manner by consistently demonstrating direct patient care contact at a productivity level of at least 75% (24 billable units per day).
- Regulatory/Quality: Assumes personal responsibility for completing and maintaining competencies in all areas of department practice and takes initiative to enhance professional growth through educational programs, professional literature, inservices and workshops.
- Regulatory/Quality: Continuously engages in improving work processes that will facilitate the improvement of patient care.
- Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Appropriately delegates to and supervises performance of support personnel according to their level of training and in accordance with state law.
- Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Communicates effectively and maintains professional, cooperative relationships with all members of the healthcare team, patients, and the public.
- Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Shows initiative in assisting co-workers.
- Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Knows and uses the designated chain of command to: a) Communicate work related concerns/questions b) Present solutions/options for department concerns.
- Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Participates on committees as assigned and consults with department Director concerning department input and effects of committee decisions on department function and budget.
- Other Duties As Assigned: Effectively performs schedule board functions by promptly scheduling patients for treatment as ordered and effectively scheduling staff for maximum productivity and with fair distribution of work.
- Other Duties As Assigned: Assist in orienting new staff utilizing Rehab department orientation checklist.
- Other Duties As Assigned: Acts as clinical instructor for occupational therapy and OT assistant students on clinical internship by mentoring, providing supervision, timely feedback and written evaluation of skills.
- Other Duties As Assigned: Demonstrates problem solving and good judgement.
- Other Duties As Assigned: Accepts additional work assignments as assigned by Director or Team Leader.
- Other Duties As Assigned: Consistently performs 12 organizational Service Standards focused on Values, Service and Quality.
