Occupational Therapist

The Occupational Therapist is a key associate at Hope Network whose primary responsibilities include: Responsible for providing clinical consultations, evaluations, and rehabilitation programming for individuals at Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation. Services may include: preliminary screening of individual needs for OT intervention, ADL, IADL (including home management, budgeting/money management, use of public/alternative transportation, medication and health management, and establishment of daily/weekly routines) clinical evaluation and treatment. Also includes maintaining accurate data, treatment records accounting for treatment activities, and participation of departmental maintenance and program development. Consult with program staff to assure comprehensive delivery of recommended services to individuals. Responsible to adhere to established standards determined by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. in all areas of individual intervention and hold valid Michigan licensure. Also responsible for supervision of assistants and aides and other given responsibilities of the OT Department at assigned location.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of job functions. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee is required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties as assigned by management.

1. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential requirement of this position.
2. Train and Supervise Interns, COTAs and rehab aides in carrying out individual treatment plans.
3. Services provided will include, performing the ADL, IADL, and clinical evaluations and designing subsequent treatment plans. Generate appropriate treatment techniques, activities, and/or programs including but not limited to: Home accessibility, fabricating and monitoring adaptive equipment, UE orthotic devices, visual assessment and treatment, pre-driving assessment and training, functional mobility training, community integration, and family education from established functional goals. Possibly provide vocational adaptations in a variety of settings.
4. Ensure individual assessment and participation with goal identification, treatment planning and implementation of treatment plan. Treatment includes individual and group settings.
5. Completes timely documentation of daily treatment notes, progress reports at funding required intervals, initial evaluation, discharge summaries, pre driving assessment, home assessments, home programs, and consultation notes as indicated.
6. Monitor individuals’ progress and maintain accurate records of treatment through data collection and treatment reports as assigned.
7. Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team for assigned individuals. Participates in individual goal development, coordination of services, discharge planning, and family education as needed
8. Develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with all individuals.
9. Attends and verbally presents at team meetings, clinical reviews, staff meetings, and in-services. Attends department OT meetings. Participates in program development.
10. Complete non-billable activity to support treatment plan, interventions, staff education, family education, and interdisciplinary team goals. This can include but is not limited to evaluation and progress reporting, updating Care Plan Forms, inservicing caregivers/team members, developing specific compensatory supports/technology to best suit the patient for functional skills, collaborate with internal team members as well as external stakeholders, write letters of medical necessity, Annual Reviews, collaborate with vendors for DME needs for specific patients as well as departmental needs, and other tasks as needed to best support the patient achieving the highest level of independence.
11. Participate in marketing of OT services by promoting high quality control and customer service. Be liaison to the community for purposes of recruitment, program development, and community regarding our program.
12. Order individual specific treatment supplies and equipment for persons served or department.
13. May serve as a group leader for groups as assigned.
14. Supervise, train, and evaluate OT student fieldworks, Level I or Level II, after 1 year of employment.
15. Other duties as assigned.

Educational / Talent Requirements:

1. NBCOT certification as an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). Minimum Bachelor’s Degree with certification
2. State of Michigan current licensure as an Occupational Therapist.
3. Valid NPI number and ability to become credentialed with Medicare and Commercial Insurances.
4. Ability to aquire CEUs and track documentation in order to support certification and licensure requirements.
5. Valid driver’s license with driving record acceptable according to Hope Network policy.

Work Experience Requirements:

1. 2-3 years of work experience with Neurological disorders, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, and/or Orthopedic injury preferred.
2. Work Experience in use of an EMR for documentation