Occupational Therapist

Job Purpose

Responsible for providing patients with treatment to help them develop and improve their ability to complete everyday tasks related to their job and daily life. Their duties include performing initial patient assessments, teaching patients to use adaptive technology and coaching them through therapeutic activities.

Essential Functions

• Facilitates development and rehabilitation of patients with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed occupational therapy.
• Meets the patient’s goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results and determining occupational therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
• Reviewing the patient’s progress and adapting the treatment accordingly
• Giving advice and providing support for family members and Careers
• Recommend adaptive equipment and training in its use.
• Helps children and adult patients develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities, based on their unique circumstances.
• Implements programs involving manual arts and crafts, practice in functional, pre-vocational, vocational and homemaking skills and fosters activities of daily living.
• Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
• Promotes maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to individual’s physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest.
• Prepares patients for return to employment by consulting with employers; determining potential employee difficulties; retraining employees; and helping employers understand necessary physical and job accommodations.
• Evaluates results of occupational therapy by observing, noting, and evaluating patient’s progress and recommending and implementing adjustments and modifications.
• Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs, recommending and/or providing assistive equipment and recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
• Assessing the home, school and work environments of the patient providing advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities
• Performing administrative tasks such as charting in patient and department records, writing reports, and making telephone calls

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum: Bachelor of Science/ Master of science/Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution
• At least 1 years’ experience in the field preferred. Settings include Acute care, Outpatient, Inpatient Rehab, Skilled Nursing Facility, Home care, Private Practice
• Intermediate to advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite (Excel, Word, Power point) and Google Software Suite

Professional Requirements

• Maintaining professional knowledge and technical progress to provide clients with the best treatment program available.
• Complying with national healthcare regulatory requirements.
• Work collaboratively with professionals from many other disciplines.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Wear identification badge while on duty
• Always represent the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicate the mission, vision, and values of the department and organization.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Maintain professional attire.