Responsibilities

Position Summary:

Responsible for providing a full range of therapeutic services including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position’s qualification, professional practices, and ethical standards. An Occupational therapist (OT) must be able to evaluate a patient’s condition and devise a customized Occupational rehabilitation and treatment plan. The OTs’ goal is to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability, to maximize quality of life in an acute care setting. The Occupational therapist shall also demonstrate accountability for the contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion. The employee may have job functions where they will handle and deliver medications based on the requirements of their job in the assigned work facility. The employee will complete other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

Non-Essential Functions:

• Complete required orientation as directed by facility
• Follow facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment
• Follow facility and Joint Commission guidelines and recommendations
• Respect cultural and religious practices of patients
• Uphold HIPAA regulations
• Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Achieves the established average monthly patient care productivity metric

Required / Minimum Qualifications:

EDUCATION: Must be a graduate of an accredited therapy program and performed the required clinical internships satisfactorily

EXPERIENCE:

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Licensed by the state of South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, AHA Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES: Ability to utilize therapy equipment in a Tidelands Health rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures preferred.

Administrative Supversion:

None Required

Functional Supervision:

Functional supervision of Occupational therapy assistants and rehab technicians

Physical Requirements: 

PAT Requirements: Medium-Heavy: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) required to stand, sit, and walk; occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee must exert 35 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 15 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The Occupational demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.