Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

Occupational Therapists are responsible for providing patients with treatment to help them develop and improve their ability to complete everyday tasks related to their job and daily life. They perform patient evaluations and re-evaluations, establish patient treatment plans based on the referral from the physician/referral source (if required), and document the patients’ care and direct supportive staff regarding treatment process. This may involve outpatients, inpatients, pediatrics and off-site locations.

Essential Job Functions

• ​Reviews physician referral, patient’s condition and medical history to determine occupational therapy treatment needs. 

• Performs and documents patient evaluation, re-evaluation and develops treatment and discharge plans per department policies and procedures/protocols 

• Plans and administers medically prescribed occupational therapy treatments to patients. 

• Designs and constructs special equipment for adaptation of individual’s work and living environment. 

• Plans programs involving activities, practice in functional, pre-vocational, vocational, homemaking skills, activities of daily living and sensory motor activities. 

• Reviews progress and modifies treatment goals and plan of care as appropriate.  May be involved with patient care conferences as appropriate. 

• Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home. 

• Responsible for overall management of patient cases including communication and coordination of care with treatment team. 

• Precepts in the direction and evaluation of clinical experience / internship of students from participating colleges or universities. 

• Orients, instructs and directs the work activities of assistants, aides, students and volunteers. 

• Maintains set level of productivity without jeopardizing quality. Delivers efficient and effective care to patients meeting and exceeding department standards.

• Attends and participates in scheduled meetings and in-services and provides in-services to appropriate staff to maintain competency and ongoing education.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Licensing/Certification

Licensed Occupational Therapist in the state of current practice or meet all qualifications for traineeship or temporary license in the state of current practice (required)  

BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, required within 30 days for BSMH, required at hire for RSFH)

Work Experience

2 years of experience in equivalent setting (preferred) ; Lymphedema experience is strongly preferred for this role.

Training

None

Language

None