Allied / Tech - OT - Occupational Therapist

Allied / Tech - OT - Occupational Therapist

Shift: Day M-F 8:30-5:00 NICU/PEDs EXP required Inpatient opportunities @ ~500 bed Level 1 Trauma center

Job Description:

-The Occupational Therapist evaluates and treats patients of all ages.

-Serves as a role model in the delivery of professional services and as a clinical resource for staff and students.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates ability to perform patient transfers with assistance as needed from bed, chair and floor, if applicable.
• Is aware of and demonstrates safe and appropriate body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury to self, staff and patients.
• Designs an appropriate plan of care that integrates goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plan.
• Adjusts the care based on patient response and available evidence.
• Educates patients, family, caregivers, students, and other health care providers using relevant and effective teaching methods.
• Evaluates clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes of care.
• Performs examination, selecting reliable and valid examination methods relevant to the chief complaint, results of screening, and history.
• Screens patients using procedures to determine the effectiveness of and need for therapy services, if appropriate.
• Uses support personnel according to legal standards and ethical guidelines.
• Monitors the care delivered by support personnel and provides regular feedback.
• Documents evaluations and plans of care according to department policy including goals, modifications of treatment plans and patients' response to treatments.

Department-Specific Job Functions:

• Evaluates and implements intervention plans utilizing activities that are functional in nature and take into consideration the functional and emotional needs of the patient/family.
• Modifies approach in response to patient behavior and performance.
• Utilizes standardized outcomes measures in a uniform manner to ensure functional performance is accurately reflected.
• Completes documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Collaborates with patient, family and significant others throughout the rehabilitation process and provides education/family training as necessary.
• Provides supervision to COTA and rehabilitation technicians in accordance with regulatory agencies.
• Clearly communicates patient performance, change in status, activity/transfer recommendations, and recommendations for discharge disposition and equipment required for the next level of care with the medical team.

Skills:

Required Skills & Experience: N/A

Preferred Skills & Experience: N/A

Required Skills: PATIENT EVALUATION, PATIENT TREATMENT, PATIENT TRANSFER, BODY MECHANICS, CARE PLAN DESIGN

Additional Skills: EXAMINATION METHODS, SCREENING PROCEDURES, SUPPORT PERSONNEL SUPERVISION, INTERVENTION PLANNING, STANDARDIZED OUTCOMES MEASURES, FAMILY TRAINING, COTA SUPERVISION, REHABILITATION PROCESS COLLABORATION, DISCHARGE PLANNING, PATIENT EDUCATION, CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS, DOCUMENTATION

Education: Required Education: Bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy

Required Certifications & Licensure: Occupational Therapy (OT) license from Illinois, Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred Certifications & Licensure: N/A

Job Category: Clinical-Allied

Guaranteed Hours: 40

Contract Weeks: 90

Client Details City: Urbana

State: IL

Zip Code: 61801