Occupational Therapist
Status: Full Time
Exempt Status: Hourly (Non-Exempt)
Wage Range: $32.00/hr to $36.00/hr
Sign-On Bonus: Up to $5,000
DUTIES: Responsible for the evaluation, treatment, education, consultation, records and reports as required. The Occupational Therapist assesses the status of a patient, determines etiology and symptoms, and plans and executes treatment and goals in Occupational Therapy. This is coordinated with the total medical treatment plan for the patient.
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- An occupational therapist is required to be a graduate of an approved school of occupational therapy.
- Master's degree with a major in occupational therapy.
- Occupational Therapists must maintain a Michigan Occupational Therapist license.
- Ability to lift patients using appropriate biomechanical techniques frequently throughout the course of a day/shift; must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds dead weight.
- Ability to walk, bend, stand and reach constantly during day/shift.
- Visual acuity (near and distant) is sufficient to monitor patient needs and to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and provide directions.
- Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.
- Fine motor skills for legible and accurate writing of reports, charting, scheduling daily correspondence and presentations, either manually or through the use of dictation equipment.
- Fine motor skills for effective and efficient handling of diagnostic or therapeutic equipment.
- Work endurance ability to work eight (8) to ten (10) hours per day/shift.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results: determining occupational therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians, and by prescription. Help patients accomplish treatment plan and secures necessary assistive equipment/supplies for patients to facilitate independence.
- Administers occupational therapy treatments according to a treatment plan approved by the attending physician.
- Evaluates effect of occupational therapy treatments by observing, noting and evaluating patient's progress: providing necessary treatment plan modifications.
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient's records according to accepted regulatory and professional guidelines. Records daily treatment charges. Maintains patient confidence and keeps information confidential.
- Protects patients and associates by adhering to infection control policies and protocols. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with department procedures, rules and regulation.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and establishing personal networks. Develops and conducts in-service training programs for staff as indicated.
- Secures necessary equipment aids and supplies for patients to facilitate independence as indicated.
- Keeps current, up-to-date charts and reports on each patient as established by Federal and State regulations and facility/agency policies and procedures.
- Completes and submits required paperwork in an efficient and timely manner.
- Complies with federal, state and local and professional requirements.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Physical and sensory requirements (with or without aid or mechanical devices): Mobility, ability to see and hear, ability to read and write, ability to communicate to personnel, and ability to remain calm under stress.
- Responsible for materials and equipment that is borrowed from the agency, as well as responsible for utilization of facility equipment.
- Meets will family members of patients when need indicates to provide continuing feedback and updates of patient care and progress.
- Works with OT students, new graduates as the need arises.
DAILY JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Report to work on time. It is the employee's responsibility to check their schedule and arrive on time for their first patient.
- Finish daily notes on the same day of treatment. Each therapist is allowed 5 minutes to complete a daily note.
- Enter evaluation on the same day that the evaluation was completed. Therapist is allowed up to half an hour to complete their reports.
- Complete a reevaluation and report every 30 days or 12 visits, whichever comes first for each patient. A report and recertification will need to be done on the same day. Each therapist is allowed up to half an hour to complete the report.
- Complete a discharge report on the last visit.
- Sign all reports and certifications.
- Give billing department appropriate diagnosis codes and admit conditions on the day of the evaluation.
