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Form of workDefinition:
The Occupational Therapist supervises and participates in the implementation of occupational therapeutic techniques for the rehabilitation of patients with physical disabilities, injuries, or diseases.
Line of Authority:
Director of Therapy Services, Administrator/Director of Services.
Qualifications:
Performance Requirements:
Specific Responsibilities:
The Occupational Therapist supervises and participates in the implementation of occupational therapeutic techniques for the rehabilitation of patients with physical disabilities, injuries, or diseases.
Line of Authority:
Director of Therapy Services, Administrator/Director of Services.
Qualifications:
- Must be a graduate of an accredited course in occupational therapy as certified by the American Occupational Therapy Association
- Must be registered under the statutes of the state in which the Occupational Therapist will be practicing
- Active member of the State and National Occupational Therapy Associations preferred
Performance Requirements:
- Able to transfer, lift and guard patients safely with appropriate assistance
- Able to bend, stoop, squat and lift numerous times daily (70 - 80 lbs) in the care of patients and use of equipment
- Able to carry out fine motor skills with manual dexterity
- Mental acuity and judgment skills to adequately and safely perform job requirements
- Able to see and hear adequately in order to respond to auditory and visual needs and clinical indications of the patients
- Able to learn, absorb and apply professional training
- Able to organize work procedures, assume responsibility and tactfully supervise others
- Able to speak in a clear, concise voice in order to communicate adequately
- Able to read, write and edit documentation
- Must have reliable personal transportation
Specific Responsibilities:
- Coordinates and supervises Occupational Therapy services
- Provides Occupational Therapy services as ordered by the referring physician and delegates appropriate portions of the treatment program to the licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Instructs the Occupational Therapy staff in their delegated functions including precautions, special problems, contraindications, anticipated progress goals and plan for re-evaluation
- Evaluates, plans and supervises treatments and programs including the establishment of short-term and long-term goals for patients as approved by the physician with periodic re-evaluations
- Maintains patient care records as designated by the HomeCare agency, assuring that third party reimbursement qualifications are met, as well as all state/federal requirements
- Consults with family members, physicians, and other health care professionals, as appropriate
- Participates in inservice training for Occupational Therapy
- Checks for safety, care and cleaning of equipment
- Serves as Utilization Review and/or Advisory Board Member as requested by Administrator/Director
- Conducts or contributes to occupational therapy related CQI, as requested
- Participates in interdisciplinary conferences to maintain continuity of patient care
- Provides Occupational Therapy services in accordance with all NHC HomeCare policies and procedures and state and federal guidelines
- Maintains knowledge base of HomeCare occupational therapy procedures and regulations as well as professional standards through attendance at workshops, and inservices and individual research and reading
