Occupational Therapist Subacute
Job Location:
Sacramento, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The subacute occupational therapy services at Bruceville Terrace assist residents in rebuilding independence in essential daily tasks and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) over an extended period promoting adaptation and participation in preparation to transition to a lower level of care.
Founded in 1973 Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento California. Serving over 80000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU heart care cancer care womens health and neurology. Additionally Methodist Hospital of Sacramento has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
As an Occupational Therapist you will help patients regain independence and quality of life so they can safely perform daily activities.
Every day you will assess diverse patients (orthopedic neurological sensory cancer recovery etc.) develop treatment plans and conduct evaluations/re-evaluations. You will be expected to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams document thoroughly and provide positive motivating care to a high volume of patients.
To be successful in this role you must be flexible adaptable exceptionally organized and a personable motivating team player.
- Provides Effective and Adequate Treatment: Implements effective and adequate treatment following department guidelines
- Patient/Family Education and Training: Addresses patient/family education. Demonstrates a variety of teaching methods. Methods are appropriate to the level of understanding. Education is timely (initiated when patient/family capable of learning) and need is identified with action taken to initiate training
- Leads by example by providing necessary and appropriate treatment plan for support staff/student to perform treatment. Provides appropriate clinical supervision and feedback to support staff/students
- Current license as an Occupational Therapist within 6 - months.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association.
Preferred
- Previous experience as an Occupational Therapist.
Required Experience:
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