Therapy - OT

Therapy - OT Profession: Occupational Therapist Specialty: Rehab Med-Occup Therapy Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 8H Day Hours per Shift: 07:00-15:30 Experience: Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year License: Bachelor of OT Certifications: BLS Must-Have: Proven experience evaluating and treating adult psychiatric patients. Strong collaboration skills with healthcare team members. Ability to develop treatment plans focusing on rehabilitation and self-care. Experience in facilitating therapy groups and teaching coping skills. Description:Evaluates and treats admitted adult psychiatric patients on the inpatient unit.Examines, evaluates, determines prognosis, and provides intervention.Reports findings to other healthcare team members.Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to promote optimum patient rehabilitation.Provides Occupational Therapy services by applying the principles and theories of goal-directed and purposeful activity in assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and modifying patient care as an active continuous process.Provides discharge recommendations, exercise programs, and family teaching.Participates in and supports departmental programs such as in-service education, student programs, and volunteer/observation programs.Assists patients in organizing their daily activities to maximize performance, including self-care, home management, leisure, and community and social participation.Teaches stress management techniques and coping skills.Addresses the needs of clients on units who also have physical impairments.Develops protocols for and facilitates therapy groups to address goal setting, community re-entry strategies, sleep hygiene, prevocational skills, body image issues, and basic to advanced activities of daily living.Works with clients with sensory sensitivities who are overwhelmed by stimuli in groups.Facilitates one-on-one interactions to explore self-regulation techniques using various resources.Engages in the development, implementation, coordination, organization, and leadership of group activities.Utilizes evidence-based assessment tools.Delegates tasks to support personnel.Performs other duties as required or assigned. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cynet Health