Occupational Therapist Pool
Company: Advocate Health
Location: Elkhorn
Posted on: April 24, 2024
Job Description:
Major Responsibilities:
- Interprets physician referrals and evaluates the patient's
physical, perceptual, cognitive, social, and vocational abilities
and their impact on the patient's activities of daily living.
- Establishes a plan of care and implements individual treatment
based on evaluation results, functional goals and by utilizing
appropriate techniques. Provides and/or fabricates assistive
devices and/or splints to enhance patient's functional
independence. Monitors and evaluates outcomes and appropriately
adjusts individualized treatment plan based on patient's response,
and provides status updates to physicians. Identifies factors
affecting patient's physical and psychosocial comfort and attends
to these needs.
- Plans for and completes patient discharge including providing
written home programs, patient/family teaching, referral for
community services, and ordering equipment.
- Completes all required documentation including patient progress
notes, team conference reports, discharge summaries, and records
patient care and progress as well as daily statistics, billing, and
scheduling. Applies insurance guidelines regarding authorization
and number of visits.
- Responsible for cleaning up after patient treatment, putting
away equipment, and keeping area neat and orderly. Performs various
manual techniques, patient positioning, transferring and
transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling,
while utilizing proper technique.
- Demonstrates skill in use of modalities, exercise equipment and
other devices that are available in area worked per department
orientation checklist. Demonstrates knowledge of indications and
contraindications of modalities and exercise.
- Participates in performance improvement activities designed to
identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcomes and
to improve quality of care. Manages assigned caseload, informing
site leadership of coverage needs and ability to cover; assists
with coverage, based on department needs and regional needs.
- Pursues professional educational growth through participation
in continuing education courses, department inservices, and reading
professional literature. Orients new staff to clinical and
department policies as requested. Participates in the evaluation
process of co-workers by providing verbal or written feedback as
requested.
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to
provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must
demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development
over the life span and possess the ability to assess data
reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate
information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative
to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as
described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific
information is developed further in the departmental job
standards.Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providerscertification
issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained
within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not
required, and
- Occupational Therapist license issued by the state of
Wisconsin.Education Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy.Experience Required:
- No experience required.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Intermediate computer skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated organization, decision-making, and problem solving
skills.
- Certification Addendum
- Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for
hospital based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others).Physical
Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, and squat throughout
the workday.
- Must be able to:
- Lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
- Lift up to 10 lbs. from waist to overhead.
- Lift and carry up to 40 lbs. at waist height a reasonable
distance.
- Must be able to:
- Push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
- Perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person
present.
- Position requires repetitive use of hands:
- Simple grasping - 5-15 lbs. - 20% of the workday.
- Pushing/pulling - up to 75-100 lbs. - 10% of the day.
- Fine manipulation of hands during massage and joint
mobilization.
- Must have functional use of senses to allow for effective
communication.
- Exposed to electrical and chemical hazards as well as blood and
body fluids; therefore must have ability to wear protective
clothing as needed.
- Position may require travel; therefore may be exposed to road
and weather hazards.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.This job
description indicates the general nature and level of work expected
of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a
comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities
required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform
other related duties.
Keywords: Advocate Health, Janesville , Occupational Therapist Pool, Healthcare , Elkhorn, Wisconsin
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