Occupational Therapist - Multiple locations in GA
Occupational Therapist - Multiple locations in GA
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Job Description
We are currently looking for Occupational Therapists interested in longterm and shortterm coverage opportunities as described below:
LOCATION(S): Willing to service one or more of the following site:
- East Central Regional Hospital Augusta GA
- East Central Regional Office Augusta GA
- Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta Decatur GA
- Georgia Regional at ATL Regional Office Tucker GA
- Southwestern State Hospital Thomasville GA
- Southwestern Regional Office Thomasville GA
- Georgia Regional Hospital of Savannah
- Georgia Regional at SAV Regional Office Savannah GA
- West Central Regional Hospital Columbus GA
- West Central Regional Office Columbus GA
- Central State Hospital Milledgeville GA
- Central State Regional Office Milledgeville GA
HOURS: As Needed
QUALIFICATIONS
- US Citizen
- License Shall maintain a current full active and unrestricted license as a therapist in a State Territory or Commonwealth of the U.S. or the District of Columbia.
- Certifications: Shall be Basic Life Support (BLS) certified.
- Education and Experience: Two 2 years of hospital experience or two 2 years of ambulatory care experience
- Occupational Therapist education and degrees shall be recognized by the U.S Department of Education from ACOTE accredited colleges universities or institutions.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Will conduct occupational therapy assessments/evaluations develop and implement therapeutic treatment plans to patients with diseases/illnesses/injuries that are acute critical or chronic in nature in conjunction with a combination of severe physical and/or mental disabilities.
- Should be able to perform the following evaluations to include but not limited to the following: standardized neurological occupational therapy evaluation General Therapy Screenings Activity of Daily Living evaluation Instrumental Activity of Daily Living evaluation and adaptive equipment evaluation and assessment.
- Will formally and informally assess the patients physical functional psychosocial and emotional needs and use that information to develop a comprehensive and dynamic treatment plan which will enable each patient to achieve optimal levels of function in selfcare activities of daily living work and leisure.
- Review paper and electronic records note salient information precautions and contraindications.
- Confer with significant others and interdisciplinary team members.
- To derive accurate information will need a good grasp of commonly used methods procedures and evidencebased tests.
- Required to develop timelimited functionally based short and longterm goals.
- Provide or oversee the direct patient care selecting the most appropriate techniques to reach the established goals.
- Provide clear verbal and electronic communication of patient progress through thorough documentation of baseline measurements and ongoing assessment data.
- Begin discharge planning at the time of admission and provide necessary home education programs and after care.
- Assessment for the presence of physical/mental/cognitive deficits.
- Determination of function related problems including rationale or basis for making the assessment.
- Development of individual occupational therapy treatment plans.
- Use of data to implement individualized treatment program.
- Choice of therapy technique best suited to condition of patient to achieve maximum results.
- Assessment of adaptive equipment needs such as manual wheelchairs splints braces and Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
- Assessment of therapeutic activities and adaptations needed for patients success.
Occupational Therapist Assessment: Shall complete all assessments accurately 100 of the time.
- Assessment for the presence of physical/mental/cognitive deficits.
- Determination of function related problems including rationale or basis for making the assessment.
- Development of individual occupational therapy treatment plans.
- Use of data to implement individualized treatment program.
- Choice of therapy technique best suited to condition of patient to achieve maximum results.
- Assessment of adaptive equipment needs such as manual wheelchairs splints braces and Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
- Assessment of therapeutic activities and adaptations needed for patients success.
Occupational Therapist Treatment:
- Therapeutic exercises.
- Neuromuscular reeducation.
- Cognitive Therapy
- Functional activity training.
- Prevention/ Treatment of UE pain
- Adaptive equipment evaluations and prescription.
- Wound/lymphedema
- Fabrication of splint
Employment Type
Full Time
