Occupational Therapist, Acute

Role Overview

• Provides appropriate supervision to supportive personnel (OTA's, techs, students) while assuming responsibility for care of patient.
• Attends and actively participates in patient team conferences and family conferences.
• Determines needs for follow up outpatient therapy and makes post-discharge recommendations.
• Documents within EMR and charting accurately reflects a logical flow between data collected, action taken, and patients response to the action.
• Plans specific measures to meet assessed learning needs and documents in patient record.
• Recognizes and addresses patient, family, and appropriate others in the learning needs of the individual.
• Presents information clearly and in a manner appropriate to the level of patient and family understanding.
• Implements the treatment plan and evaluates and records the patient responses to the treatment sessions.
• Participates in the development of individual discharge plans that are responsive to patient/family concerns.
• Able to revise/update plan based on assessment.
• Completes documentation per department policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Required
• Master's degree
• Preferred
• Current license in the state of Arizona
• Required
• BLS (American Heart Association)
• Required upon date of hire.
• Fingerprint Clearance Card application number
• Required upon hire
• Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Required within 90 days of hire
• Clinical documentation experience
• Preferred

Benefits

• $10,000 sign on and relocation
• Mentorship available