Occupational Therapist in CARSON CITY, Nevada at Swift Institute

Position Summary:

Plans, organizes, and conducts occupational therapy program to facilitate development and rehabilitation of mentally, physically, or emotionally disabled persons by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provides patient care in accordance with established protocols and patient care guidelines.
• Responsible for timely documentation, including but not limited to daily notes, weekly workers compensation reports, progress reports, initial evaluations, discharge summaries, and incident reports.
• Responsible for documenting in a compliant fashion that is in accordance with company policy and state federal guidelines.
• Responsible for assuring that patients are treated promptly in accordance with their scheduled appointments.
• Responsible for conveying to patients the importance of complying with established plans of care, including home exercise programs and minimizing cancellations and no show of appointments. This is tracked independently with the expectation of achieving at 90% appointment kept rate.
• Responsible for the provision of comprehensive patient care.
• Responsible for the delegation of appropriate patient care activities to the occupational therapist assistant that are in accordance with that employee’s skill level and deemed appropriate by the state practice act.
• Responsible for the supervision of occupational therapist assistant activities.
• Responsible for the delegation and supervision of non-patient care activities of the clinical aide.
• Consults with referring physicians as needed through documentation and as well as verbally.
• Responsible for pursuing continuing education in the form of formal classes, reading of periodicals and other literature.
• Responsible for always maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct that best represents the company.
• Responsible for adhering to all company policy and procedures.
• Responsible for abiding by the company’s values statement and social contract.
• Schedules patients.
• Handles front desk functions as appropriate.
• Plans program involving activities such as manual arts and crafts.
• Provides practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, and activities of daily living.
• Coordinates participation in sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities designed to help patients or disabled persons develop or regain physical or mental functions or adjust to disabilities.
• Consults with other members of rehabilitation team to select activity program consistent with needs and capabilities of individual and to coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
• Selects constructive activities suited to individual’s physical capacity, intelligence level, and Interest to upgrade individual to maximum independence, prepare individual for return to employment, assist in restoration of functions, and aid in adjustment to disability.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.

Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software.

Education and/or Experience - Bachelor’s Degree (B.A) from a four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills - Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations - Current driver’s license, licensed as an Occupational Therapist, or eligible to be a licensed as Occupational Therapist in the state of Florida.

Other Qualifications - 50% + of duties and responsibilities include the ability to get along well with others while conducting professional responsibilities.

Physical Demands - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk to hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities require by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

DISCLAIMER:

Job descriptions are not meant to be all-inclusive and/or the job itself is subject to change. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.