School Occupational Therapist - $50/Hr

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for performingclient evaluations, developing and providing occupational therapy services, anddocumenting services in accordance with the plan of care developed for eachpatient.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides skilled occupational therapy services/interventionsin accordance with physician orders
• Reevaluates client for rehabilitation needs, and works incollaboration with the physician and other members of the healthcare team tomodify the plan of care as appropriate
• Assesses patient needs, plans for, evaluates and modifiescare to meet goals of Occupational Therapy Interventions
• Collaborates with all disciplines to plan and evaluate teamgoals for each patient
• Instructs patient/family/caregivers on patient's totaloccupational therapy program
• Advises, consults and instructs members of themulti-disciplinary team in specific occupational therapy modalities
• Observes and reports patient progress and/or changes inpatient status to physician and appropriate multi-disciplinary team members
• Refers individual to other disciplines as deemed appropriateand as approved by the physician
• Teaches new skills or retrains clients in once-familiardaily activities that have become difficult or unfamiliar due to illness orinjury
• Establishes equipment needs to facilitate independent living
• Instructs individual and/or family/caregiver in the use ofvarious types of adaptive equipment to improve function; ensures equipment isin good working order
• Trains individual and/or family/caregiver in use ofprosthetic and/or orthotic devices
• Performs work capacity evaluations and may refer individualto specialized vocational training in accordance with policy and regulations
• Provides accurate and timely documentation according to theplan of care
• Participates in care conferences or other meetings asrequired to ensure coordination of home health services (if applicable)
• Prepares and submits clinical progress-summary based on theprogress of goals
• Provides in-services/education programs for variousdisciplines as needed
• Participates in peer consultation process
• Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistants according tocompany policies/procedures and state regulations
• Participates in discharge planning when applicable
• Complies with applicable local, state, and federal laws andregulations regarding professional standards and practice standards
• May fabricate splints and instruct individual and/orfamily/caregiver in the use, application and benefits
• Performs other duties as assigned/necessary

Minimum Requirements:

• Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist in the Stateof practice
• Must be a graduate of an accredited school or program ofOccupational Therapy
• One (1) year of prior professional Occupational Therapyexperience preferred
• Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice
• Participation and completion of Maxim's Competency programwhen applicable
• Current CPR if applicable
• TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
• Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
• Successful completion of new hire training as applicable tojob site
• Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAArequirements
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to andfrom appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors,co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in theEnglish language is required
• Computer proficiency required
• Must be at least 18 years of age

• Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Awards and recognition programs