Occupational Therapist - Inpatient (Daytime hours - SERMC)
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Description: Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center is currently seeking to employ Occupational Therapist - Inpatient (Daytime hours - SERMC) right now, this job will be dwelled in Nebraska. Further informations about this job opportunity kindly read the description below. General Summary
Works under the supervision of the Physical Therapy Director. Plans and administ! ers medically prescribed or referred occupational therapy treatment programs for patients to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability following disease, injury, surgery, or loss of body part. Must document patient care, educate and inform patient and referring physician on outlined plan of care and discharge as guided by patient progress and managed care directives. The occupational therapist treats and evaluates patients with upper extremity dysfunction disease or muscular discord, pediatric patients, patients with neuromuscular disease and the patient requiring orthotic or prosthetic attention.
Uses and Discloses patient protected health information: 1) Only as it applies to job functions, 2) in amounts minimally necessary for intended purpose, 3) in a confidential manner.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:
1.Establishes yearly goals.
2.Establishes an occupational therapy diagnosis ! through baseline assessment of function and form.
3.Superv! ises aides in preparation or assistance with patient care.
4.Communicates assertively and openly about patient's care plan.
5.Maintains daily progress notes, correspondence with referring physician and departmental documentation procedures.
6.Recognizes responsibilities and role as primary therapist when other therapists are involved with patient care.
7.Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on the physical, psychosocial , safety and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Marginal Job Functions:
1.Participates in staff meetings.
2.Administers manual therapeutic exercise.
3.Instructs, motivates and assists patients in nonâ€'manual exercises.
4.Trains/educates staff personnel, students, community, etc.
5.Completes other delegated projects or duties as assigned.
6.Participates in department's QI activity.
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This job will be started on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:45:36 GMT
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