Occupational Therapist

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited program in Occupational Therapy.

Successfully complete Gritman competencies.

Required Licenses

[Idaho, United States] Occupational Therapist

Must be a licensed Occupational Therapist in the State of Idaho.

Valid Idaho driver’s license, dependable transportation and auto insurance.

Must have current BLS certification.

Minimum Work Experience

A minimum of one (1) year of Occupational Therapy experience preferred.

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS

Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.

Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.

Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet environment.

Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.

Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.

Maintains compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.

Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential information.

Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in The Gritman Way.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates needs and outcomes, and consults with other specialists as needed.
• Reviews patient’s needs and adjusts care plan as indicated to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Designs and implements a plan of care for the patient based on a thorough assessment of potential development and incorporates participation by significant others whenever it seems possible.
• Conducts therapy practice within defined standards of care.
• Directs the assistance of support staff in order to achieve the patient’s goals.
• Communicates effectively with other professional and support staff in order to achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Practices established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement programs, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Documents evaluations, treatment goals, and plans. Regularly updates documentation and maintains all required prescriptions and signatures.
• Enhances professional growth and development of self and other through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings, and workshops. Keeps up to date on current professional literature.

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

Population Served

Pediatric. 

Physical Demands

-Lifting: Occasional-maximum of 50lbs. floor to waist, 15lbs. overhead. Frequent-maximum of 10 lbs. up to 10 x hour. Items lifted-splinting supplies, weights, modalities.

-Transfers: Up to max assist of one, up to 6 times per day from supine to sit to stand. All diagnostic categories.

-Push/Pull: Minimal force to push a wheelchairs, manipulating and moving equipment and machines.

-Carry: Maximum of 20 lbs. for a maximum of 10 yards.

-Fine Motor: High degree required for splinting, palpation, manual treatment.

-Standing: Maximum of 30 minutes at one time and 5 hours in one day.

-Sitting: Maximum of 1 hour at one time and 7 hours in one day.

-Kneeling: Maximum of 15 minutes at one time and 1.5 hours in one day.

-Stooping: Maximum of 15 minutes at one time and 1 hour in one day.

-Driving: Maximum of 90 minutes at one time and 120 minutes in one day.

-Climbing: Maximum of 5 minutes at one time and 30 minutes in one day.

Environmental Conditions

-Location: Inside.

-Occasional exposure to wet or humid conditions during administration of hydrotherapy treatment. Constant proximity to moving or mechanical parts of exercise machines. Occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals during cleaning of the whirlpools. Occasional exposure to bio-hazardous wastes during wound debridement and wound dressing. Occasional exposure to odors of body fluids during treatment. Regular exposure to blood borne disease and other infectious diseases. Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances. May be exposed to patient elements of accidents, injuries and illness. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, potentially violent or angry patients and families, emergencies and crisis situations. Frequently required to function competently with multiple demands and tasks. May be exposed to noxious or potentially hazardous fumes.