Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Evaluates and treats all referred occupational therapy patients according to physician’s orders.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Consistently performs initial patient evaluations including administering appropriate tests/measures, identifies impairments and functional limitations.
• Establishes initial plan of treatment in conjunction with the patient/caregiver.
• Promptly selects and administers treatment strategies based on current physician orders and established treatment plans.
• Correctly and consistently identifies functional improvement and goal attainment on a regular basis, supported by documented subjective and objective changes.
• Promptly updates treatment plans and goals per department standards.
• Consistently completes documentation following department standard and timeframes.
• Documentation reflects skilled intervention and supports therapeutic interventions as reasonable and necessary.
• Continually works to achieve productivity per department standards and completes job duties in an efficient and effective manner.
• Takes initiative to use non-productive time to benefit the department as a whole.
• Consistently complies with applicable rules and regulations.
• Demonstrates compliance with documentation, adheres to the National Patient Safety Standards.
• Demonstrates responsible utilization of resources for each patient and actively participates in department PI activities.

Required Education:

• Master’s degree from an accredited.
• Occupational Therapy program (unless grandfathered in under Bachelor’s degree).

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Wisconsin state license as an Occupational Therapist.
• If eligible, must obtain license within Three (3) months of hire.
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (BLS) or an AHA approved equivalent within Thirty (30) days of hire.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Minimum two (2) years of occupational therapy experience.

Schedule Hours Per Day: 8.00
Schedule Days Per Week: 5.00
Schedule Hours Per Week: 40.00