What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist - PRN Traveler position at Cohesive Staffing Solutions?
POSITION SUMMARY
The Occupational Therapist performs components of occupational therapy procedures and related tasks in accordance with practices of occupational therapy. Patient population ranges in age from 18 years to geriatric experiencing medically complex conditions and/or medical surgical conditions requiring rehabilitation and/or wound care needs. Assist patients with his/her maximum functional performance while learning to live within his/her capabilities. Records the patient’s responses to treatment and reports the outcome of each treatment to the patient records.
POSITION SUMMARY EXPANDED:
Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, (“The Unity Bill”) this position is considered a “Safety-sensitive position. “Safety-sensitive” is defined to include “any job that includes tasks or duties that could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others.” Employees working in “safety-sensitive” roles are subject to this exception and subject to disciplinary action in the event of a positive test for marijuana or its metabolites.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to project a professional Image.
- Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
- Action oriented individual with ability to: identify opportunity; adapt to change; work independently; and prioritize tasks / responsibilities.
- Proven success in completion of assignment.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, and strong presentation skills with ability to adjust accordingly for a variety of audiences.
- Strategic problem solving with ability to adapt to change and/or uncertainty.
- Intellectual ability to handle concepts and complexity comfortably.
- Persons who have been found guilty by a court of law of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating individuals in a health care related setting are ineligible for employment in this position.
- Freedom from illegal use of drugs.
- Freedom from use of and effects of use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED
- Current license for Occupational Therapy in state of employment.
- Must maintain current BLS certification throughout employment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITES
- Perform components of occupational therapy procedures and related tasks as selected by patient care plan needs. Therapeutic activities with patients who are limited by physical injury or illness, psychosocial dysfunctions, developmental or learning disability or the aging process.
- Observe patients’ responses to therapy, evaluate and report outcomes to members of the interdisciplinary team. Document outcomes in medical record.
- Maintain clean and safe environment. Maintain and clean all equipment. Prepare patient and/or room for treatments and therapy. Transport and transfer patient in a safe manner.
- Participate in patient care tasks; bathing, feeding, transporting as needed.
- Perform clerical duties such as answering phones, taking messages, taking inventory, ordering supplies, and completing forms.
- Remain current with literature related to departments for which responsible and maintain an updated methodology, tools, manuals, and criteria as necessary and appropriate. Attends all required hospital meetings.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Supports employee and patient education to enhance knowledge, skills, and necessary behaviors to achieve quality outcome.
- Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity, and individuality of each patient in all interactions.
- Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to needs of patients by complying with hospital policies.
- Ability to carry out essential functions of this position (with or without reasonable accommodation).
- Promote the philosophy, mission and objectives of the Company within and to customers outside the hospital.
- Demonstrates satisfactory level of interpersonal skills to interact with facility and medical staff and Administration, patients, families, customers, vendors and government agencies.
- Assure participation in relevant in-service training sessions, facility meetings and continuing educational opportunities appropriate to responsibilities.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in care and use of patient and hospital property.
- Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks/responsibilities and compete duties within allotted time.
- Appropriately accesses the resources of the company’s corporate offices for consultation and program development support. Seeks out external resources through conferences, workshops, etc. as necessary. Shares professional knowledge with staff, directors, managers and hospital personnel.
- Participate in hospital wide patient safety program identifying risks to patient safety and reducing healthcare errors.
- Comply with HIPAA regulatory requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned
- This position covers the registration desk as needed.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- Demonstrates active listening techniques.
- Gains support through effective relationships.
- Treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in care and use of patient and facility property.
- Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity, and individuality of each patient in all interactions.
- Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to the needs of patients by complying with facility policies.
REASONING ABILITY
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
- Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- English is the primary language.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
- Ability to interpret reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, physicians, clients, customers, employees, and the public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute ratio, percent, rate, as well as the ability to create and interpret graphs.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to work inside a clean, well-lit, and well-ventilated laboratory. While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be exposed to some hazards such as radiation, bodily fluids that may contain disease, and fumes from laboratory chemicals. The employee may be required to travel frequently.
Salary : $81,518 - $115,326