Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Looking for a new opportunity that checks all of your boxes?

• Full time with flexible schedule – Check!

• In-house facility – Check!

• Education for new grads or OTs with limited or no Skilled Nursing experience – Check!

• Facility that focuses on needs of patients – Check!

• Full benefits – Check!

• Supportive & understanding management – Check!

• Strong rehab team – Check!

Look no further, Patapsco Healthcare is looking for a Full Time Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic team!

Responsibilities:

• Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality

• Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions

• Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)

• Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components

• Assess client’s home and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities

• Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use

• Guide and educate family members and caregivers

• Observe, note, and report on progress of long and short term treatment goals

• Collect data and document processes followed

• Regularly follow-up client

Skills:

• Proven working experience as occupational therapist

• Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapy

• Familiarity with ADLs evaluation tools

• Current knowledge of treatment practices per discipline and drive to continually learn and grow in the profession

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

• Valid license to practice occupational therapy