Occupational Therapist PRN in Englewood, Colorado at Craig Hospital

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for planning and conducting occupational therapy programs within Craig Hospital to facilitate rehabilitation of patients with neurologic injuries. The Occupational Therapist also directs patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance life functions and facilitates the learning essential for adaptation of those functions.

• Licensure/Certification/Registrations:
  • Registered as an Occupational Therapist; certified by the NBCOT required;
  • Current Colorado occupational therapy license or licensed in another state and application made for a Colorado license.
  • A Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider through the American Heart Association is required.
• Education:
  • Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
• Experience:
  • TBI and SCI experience preferred.
• Skills & Abilities:
  • Possess strong interpersonal skills in order to build effective clinical leadership. Ability to conduct themselves in a diplomatic and tactful manner with professionals and non-professionals at all levels. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, problem solve, and adapt to a changing environment with competence. Possess a dedication to teamwork and commitment to excellence. Must have the ability to apply strong clinical knowledge and decision-making regarding seating/positioning and various mobility systems to recommend appropriate equipment for people with neurologic disabilities. Must have basic computer skills.

• Complete thorough evaluation, including muscle tone, range of motion/mobility, orthopedic/splinting needs, movement analysis, perceptive/fine motor skills, sensory motor processing and functional activities of daily living.
• Develop and implement a treatment program to meet the individual needs of the patient.
• Assess and make recommendations regarding the use of adaptive equipment as needed, provide written justification, and coordinate purchase of equipment for the patient with team members, Clinical Care management and other allied professionals.
• Consult, coordinate, communicate, and verbally present the patient's Occupational Therapy program and progress to the treating team members.
• Make appropriate referrals to ancillary programs and clinics in order to enhance patients' functional progress.
• Review physician referral and all medical records pertaining to the patient's condition.
• Evaluate and document physical, emotional/cognitive, perceptual, and functional abilities.
• Organize and lead individual and group treatment sessions
• Provide training to patients and families
• Participate in discharge planning, including home checkouts and recommends home modifications as it relates to assistive technology use.
• Provide occupational therapy treatment in other department areas as requested.

* This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned.

At Craig Hospital, we offer a wide range of outstanding benefits that allow our employees to tailor a benefits package that meets their individual needs. Planning a family or looking forward to retirement, we have options. Our medical insurance is a self-funded plan administered by Allegiance Benefit Plans with a CIGNA network of providers offering two different comprehensive plans. We offer dental insurance through Delta Dental, and vision insurance through EyeMed. Craig offers Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Accounts. Craig also provides, and pays for both Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance plans for every benefit-eligible employee. We offer generous time-off benefits to allow you to enjoy your time away from work too! Additionally, we have a 403b Retirement Plan with a generous matching contribution through Empower Retirement that you are eligible for upon hire. Want to go back to school? We have Tuition Assistance. Unexpected emergency? We have Employee Assistance Programs and an Employee Emergency Assistance Fund. At Craig, we believe in offering best-in-class benefits and prioritize benefits to support you.