OTR/L INTERNAL Job Opening

OTR/L INTERNAL

Altru Health System

• Grand Forks, North Dakota
$27.80 - $34.75 an hour — Part-time
Category: Physician Assistant

MUST BE CURRENT ALTRU OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST IN ORDER TO APPLY.


The Occupational Therapist Home Care / Hospice evaluates and treats patients suffering from a disability due to injury, disease, or surgery in a home care environment. Establishes treatment plans and treats patients using a variety of methods to ease patients' pain, increase independence and help increase mobility. Works cooperatively with interdisciplinary teams. Monitors, documents, and reports patients' progress.

Essential Job Functions

Performs evaluations and develops an intervention plan according to the patients age, diagnosis, symptoms and physician orders and documents all information per chart and review standards.

Orients patients, family and/or other appropriate parties to the purpose and procedures of the therapy evaluation and treatment. Provides appropriate patient education, family teaching and support which relates to the needs of the patient and family.

Identifies significant changes in patient's condition and takes appropriate actions, as evidenced in reporting, staffing consultations and documentation.

Coordinates treatment schedules with disciplines using appropriate scheduling procedures.

Identifies patient’s appropriateness for discharge with communication with other interdisciplinary team members and completing discharge process, documentation and coordinating plans for continued care as needed post discharge. Provides supervision over occupational therapist assistants in a collaborative manner following license standards. Performs pain assessment and takes appropriate action according to standard operating procedure. Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Requirements: Licensed as a Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) through the National Board Cert. of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), the ND State Board of Occupational Therapy, and the MN Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, prior to start date; drivers license with acceptable driving record prior to start date; Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for Prof Rescue, within two months of start date;