Occupational Therapist

Description

Essential Job Functions

• Works with patients and family members utilizing evaluations and treatment techniques specific diagnostic categories and/or functional impairment. Provide individualized intervention and education utilizing task analysis based on identified learning needs of the patient to ensure optimal patient care. 
• Responsible for completing documentation within established department standards to enhance effective patient care and to proper reimbursement. 
• Records billing information of services provided. 
• Interacts and practices in collaboration with a variety of professionals and health care consumers. 
• Participates in departmental and multidisciplinary review of process, treatment or system issues for Quality Improvement initiatives. 
• Assists with cleaning and maintenance of treatment area and department. 
• Assists with maintaining inventory of stock and placing orders for the department. 
• Complies with department competency list. 
• Pursues relevant education opportunities to maintain or enhance professional knowledge and to meet departmental needs. 
• Provides services in multiple settings (including skilled nursing, assisted living, patient homes, schools and outpatient) as needed or directed. 
• Performs individualized activity assessments and follow-up visits with each swing bed patient to determine their interests and abilities and to develop an activity care plan.  
• Other job duties and responsibilities as assigned to effectively meet the needs of the patients, the department, and the organization as a whole. 

Competency Statements

• Active Listening – Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others. 
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. 
• Communication – The ability to get one’s ideas across to others through oral and written means and to understand the ideas of others through effective listening skills. 
• Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures. 
• Diversity Oriented – Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type. 
• Friendly – Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others. 
• Patience – Ability to act calmly under stress and strain and of not being hasty or impetuous. 

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Requirements

Education

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy unless grandfathered in at the Bachelor’s Degree Level: Required

Computer Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Certifications & Licenses

• Current State of Wisconsin License as an Occupational Therapist: Required 
• Current State of Iowa License as an Occupational Therapist : Required