What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inpatient Rehab Occupational Therapist position at Azza HealthCare Agency?
Role Overview: An occupational therapist assesses, plans, and implements rehabilitative programs to improve patients' daily activities, mobility, cognition, strength, coordination, and range of motion. Services are provided across various settings with a focus on quality, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Treatment Planning and Care: Implements treatment plans, selects appropriate activities, revises goals with patient/family input, provides education, discharge instructions, and referrals.
- Patient Assessment: Collaborates with physicians to establish and evaluate treatment programs, goals, and discharge plans, involving patients and families in care planning.
- Documentation: Records evaluations, treatment sessions, and discharge information according to departmental standards.
- Professional and Customer Service: Maintains ethical standards, confidentiality, punctuality, effective communication, and teamwork. Applies customer service principles, fostering a positive environment.
- Professional Development: Participates in ongoing education, mandatory training, and training of new staff, while adhering to institutional policies.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Licenses and certifications including OT license and BLS certification.
- Effective communication, customer service orientation, teamwork, and basic computer skills.