Occupational Therapist

Sweetwater Care and Rehab has openings to join an in-house Therapy Team!

What Sets Us Apart

We are an in-house, close-knit therapy team that addresses patient needs and collaborates well with our IDT. Our team has a family feel, and all members are appreciated, seen, and heard.

Job Type:

• Full-time
• Part-time
• PRN

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement benefit

Principal Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing rehabilitative therapy to patients upon referral for cognitive and/or ADL physical functioning disorders following all regulatory and clinical practice requirements. This includes recovery, improvement in function, and, when possible, a return to a prior level of functioning. Clinical documentation will describe objective measures and justification for continued or discontinued services.

This position reports to the Director of Rehabilitation Services.

• Effectively screens/evaluates patients and/ with cognitive and/or ADL physical functioning disorders and develops an appropriate plan of care following all regulatory and clinical practice standards.
• Utilizes standardized assessments and evidence-based practice to support clinical interventions.
• Provides rehabilitative, skilled and medically necessary treatment intervention to patients with cognitive and/or ADL physical functioning disorders per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
• Administers various procedures as part of the rehabilitation plan, including but not limited to ADL retraining, therapeutic activities, therapeutic exercises, assistive devices, etc.
• Assesses patient’s progress and adjusts treatments accordingly in the clinical record per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
• Evaluate treatment outcomes for effectiveness. Services are modified in relation to patient evaluation and referrals are made in relation to outcomes.
• Provides consultation and counseling to patients, as well as families, caregivers and other service providers related to the physical disorders.
• Effectively communicates with supervisor and other health team members regarding patient progress, barriers, and treatment plans.
• Provides comprehensive discharge summary of services provided per regulatory and clinical requirements.
• Documents all regulatory and clinically required information in the electronic documentation system and maintains patient records according to company policy.
• Accurately records treatment minutes for services provided per all regulatory and clinical requirements.
• Participation in required meetings, including but not limited to patient care conferences, utilization review meetings, rehabilitation meetings, etc.
• Participate in facility and company-required training, in-services, and conferences.
• Able to supervise and support occupational therapist assistants
• Adherence to NBCOT /AOTA and State Required practice acts, code of conduct, and ethics during professional practice as an Occupational Therapist.
• Adherence to Company required policy and procedures and code of conduct.
• Active State Licensure