Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

The Bone & Joint Center is seeking a full time OT - Hand Therapist Location: Minot, ND Setting: Outpatient clinic only - Full time: 40 hours, Monday to Friday, 8 am - 5 pm hours (Potential to be flexible with part time schedule) - No Weekends, No Holidays, No Call - Competitive local salary, $34.29 to $48/hour, with quarterly incentive bonus potential - Competitive benefits to include health, dental, vision, 401(k) with profit-sharing - Generous PTO, promoting a healthy work-life balance - Significant yearly professional development CEU allowance to include optional travel

An Occupational Therapist follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of The Bone & Joint Center.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assess patients through interview, observation, and reviewing clinical histories.
• Knowledge/complete evaluation techniques for accurate collection of objective physical history
• Develop treatment plans, identify specific goals and the types of activities that will be used to help the patient work toward those goals.
• Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens.
• Demonstrate and incorporate knowledge of current research into daily treatment of patients.
• Promotes and maintains health by providing occupational therapy services; administers medically prescribed occupational therapy treatment programs for patients.
• Assessment and application of splints/braces as a part of the treatment plan.
• Effective and consistent communication with orthopaedic physicians, nursing, and other team members.
• Demonstrates flexibility in daily duties and schedule.
• Efficiently documents patient services using the electronic Medical Records system.
• Maintains confidentially
• Oversee Occupational Therapy Assistants and students as they provide patient care, treatment or other services.
• Attend ongoing education and training to ensure excellence in the treatment of patients.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to policy positions concerning federal, state, and local regulations.
• Maintains professional appearance and personal conduct at all times.
• Attends meetings as requested.
• Reports to the Occupational Therapy Supervisor
• Adheres to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines, HIPAA regulations, and quality control methods.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading periodicals, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of occupational therapy principles and practices
• Knowledge of Upper Extremity surgical procedures and rehab protocols.
• Physiological knowledge
• Motivating others
• Knowledge of CPT coding procedures, ICD10, L Codes (DME)
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Documentation skills
• Listening and verbal communication
• Must be able to act calmly and effectively in a high-volume practice
• Ability to efficiently use the Electronic Medical Record
• Ability to operate various electronic systems
• Ability to operate telephone with voice mail.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Graduate from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program
• Current North Dakota Occupational Therapy license
• Preferred: CHT Certification

Language/Mathematical Skills

• Ability to read, write and speak the English language along with medical terminology.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve problems
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach forward with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift or move 50 lbs., including assisting patients when required. Employees are also required to stand, feel objects, tools, or controls, talk and hear. Employee must have adequate physical ability including sufficient manual dexterity to perform the requisite health care services.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The Work Environment Characteristics Described Here Are Representative Of Those An Employee Encounters While Performing The Essential Functions Of This Job. Reasonable Accommodations May Be Made To Enable Individuals With Disabilities To Perform The Essential Functions.

• Ability to work in high stress and high-volume times.
• Ability to work in an area of moderate noise

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and promote and support positive working relations among co-workers.

EEOC

The Bone & Joint provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.