Occupational Therapist Home Health PRN
Occupational Therapist Home Health PRN
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$ 32 - 48
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$32.25 $48.50Position Highlights
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Responsible for the daily coordination and delivery of occupational therapy services that focus on conditions and health diagnosis implementing specific treatment program for individual patients and patient groups according to the principles and practices of occupational therapy and established objectives of the department.
What you will do
- Demonstrates knowledge of agespecific factors and performs satisfactorily related to patients age infant through geriatrics as noted on unit specific guidelines and competencies.
- Develops and implements individualized treatment programs for the patients needing services. Evaluates assigned patients gathering data from a variety of sources such as patient records interviews observations and team members.
- Uses selected activities and/or tasks to promote and maintain health and to achieve treatment goals. Establishes and modifies intervention goals and strategies for patients/ treatment program based on ongoing evaluations.
- Provides direct therapy services to patients using various functional settings and strategies.
- Plans therapy with in the patients individual physical emotional and intellectual capabilities as indicated and coordinated with the rehabilitation medical and nursing care plans.
- Prepares documentation as required by the profession and the department such as evaluation results individualized treatment plans progress notes and other such reports.
- Communicates effectively with patient family physician and other disciplinary team members regarding the patient status progress and needs.
- Establishes rapport and work cooperatively with interdisciplinary team members (including family/physician) throughout the patients intervention program.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs current literature inservice meetings workshops etc. Shares new knowledge with coworkers. Evaluates and monitors clinical internship with students affiliating in various universities/colleges.
- Participates in program development of the department.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- Occupational Therapist Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:
- 13 years clinical patient care experience
Expectations and Standards
- Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
- Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
- Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
- Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.
Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please callor send an email to .
Employment Type
Part-Time
