Job Title: Occupational Therapist
General Summary of Duties:
- Conducts thorough and precise assessment of patient condition functional abilities homebound status and environmental factors.
- Provides care in accordance with physician orders patient condition accepted standards of practice and KSSH policies procedures and processes.
- Evaluates effects of occupational therapy treatments via observation notation and evaluation of patient progress; recommends adjustments and modifications.
- Recognizes and reports changes inpatient condition.
- Makes appropriate recommendations for necessary equipment home modifications and referrals to PT facilities and other therapies as indicated.
- Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians nurses and other health care workers.
- Instructs patient family and or/caregiver in all aspects of patient care.
- Documents assessments treatments reevaluations and patient responses to treatment per hospital policies and procedures.
- Ensures delegated patient care for patients/families is provided according to plans developed by treatment team and within the confines of the applicable practice acts.
- Demonstrates patient/family focus in the provision of care adhering to standards.
- Collaborates with care providers in meeting patient care needs.
- Supports effective communication through utilizing systems that enable opportunities for input regarding patient care issues.
- Participates regularly in educational activities related to practice. Collaborates with mentor to identify learning needs and seeks experiences to develop clinical skills.
- Develops a clinical knowledge base for populations served that is age appropriate culturally specific and diagnosis appropriate.
- Contributes to the establishments of an ethical environment that supports the rights of all participants.
- Participates in resolving ethical problems or dilemmas of individuals or systems.
- Provides advocacy protection and support for patient rights family involvement and patient/family decisionmaking.
- Remains calm and functions as a team member during times of stress and crisis situations.
- Seeks involvement in activities that promote professional growth and behavior.
- Actively participates on appropriate committees and QA/PI activities.
- Actively protects patient and self by following OSHA and other standards reviewed in annual training.
Requirements:
- Masters of Occupational Therapy or Master of Science in Occupational Therapy degree from accredited program.
- Possession of valid state license as Occupational Therapist in the state of Kansas.
- Current BLS (Basic Life Support) required.
- Oneyear Occupational Therapy experience required. Ortho neuro experience preferred.