Inova Health System is seeking a Occupational Therapist for a job in Fairfax, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Occupational Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• Shift: days
• Employment Type: Staff

Come join our fabulous Inova FairOaks Team as an Occupational Therapist!! We are a top-ranked acute care community hospital serving the rapidly growing suburbs of Northern Virginia. Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is committed to providing safe care, excellent service and is continuously striving to improve each patient's unique experience. We are proud to have been named one of the Nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics four times. Our interdisciplinary team is passionate and engaged, we are focused on learning new approaches and techniques to treating our patients.
As an Occupational Therapist 1, you will adhere to department policies regarding timeframe, form and content of written evaluations, progress notes and discharge summaries. To help achieve our mission, you will communicate effectively with patients, family, medical staff, care team members, students, supervisors and outside contacts while completing all administrative tasks and other responsibilities in support of the operating unit.
Job Responsibilities:
- Documents evaluation results clearly and completely according to department policy.
- Completes daily progress notes that reflect patients' responses to treatment, actual performance and an assessment as to status, relevant to the treatment plan, and eventual discharge needs and treatment summaries if needed.
- Completes discharge notes that include a summary of the course of treatment, progress toward goals, discharge needs, recommendations for follow-up and patient and/or family education.
- Communicates effectively with patients, families, medical staff, care team members, students, supervisors and outside contacts.
- Provides educational materials and methods appropriate to patients' level of understanding and motivation.
- Demonstrates essential skill competencies in the use of treatment modalities, equipment and protocols. Performs re-evaluations according to department guidelines – adjusting the treatment plan as needed.
- Showcases current knowledge of the application of therapeutic techniques and evaluation methods.
- Assumes complete responsibility over the course of Occupational Therapy patient management from the time of initial contact to discharge for functional progress, safety and treatment outcomes.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements:
New graduate Occupational Therapy eligible. One year of experience in acute care preferred.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy. Master’s Degree Preferred
Certification:
- BLS certified through the American Heart Association.
Licensure:
- Virginia License required upon start

Inova Job ID #654878. Posted job title: occupational therapist- acute care