Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
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Job Description
Job Description
The Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy treatment and patient care according to hospital state professional and federal regulations and guidelines. In addition the position:
- Requires effective communication skills for working with patients families caregivers and departmental and interdepartmental relationships.
- Requires competency in occupational therapy evaluation assessment care planning and treatment.
- Requires task delegation and supervision of occupational therapist assistants and technicians.
- Maintains open and ongoing communication with hospital departments to ensure patient staff and hospital needs are met.
The Occupational Therapist creates an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by providing patient safety and patientcentered treatment
Benefits
Who will you treat Typically our therapist can expect to spend an average of 24 weeks with our autism consumerstreating a wide caseload such as: stroke spinal cord injury brain injury various neurological disorders rheumatoid arthritis osteoarthritis amputation joint replacement fractures multiple trauma cardiac conditions and pulmonary conditions. in the comfort of their homes.
We use evidencebased practice guidelines to treat our consumers. We utilize our clinical outcomes to asses and improve our treatment interventions and programs. We participate in a national outcomes database which provides benchmarks and sophisticated outcome reports to help us continually analyze and improve our patient outcomes.
Helping you become a better therapist is critical to our success. Our cautism consumers come mainly from the DPW jointly with the Bureau of Autism.
License or Certification:
- Must be in possession of current state license or certification on or before the first day of employment.
- CPR certification preferred unless otherwise required by hospital policy.
Education Training and Experience:
- Successful completion of a degree from an accredited therapy program or one that is determined to be substantially equivalent to a U.S. accredited program by an appropriate certifying agency preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Good visual acuity and ability to communicate
- Ability to lift lower push pull and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 30 pounds of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients. Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting pushing and/or pulling are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements
2Step PPD
2 Written References
PA State Background Check
ChildLine Abuse Clearance
Resume
Master Degree in a Behavior Specialty Occupational Therapy.
Certificate of Training from the Bureau of Autism
PA State Occupational License
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Employment Type
Full Time
