What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at San Carlos Healthcare Corporation?
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing a quality rehabilitation program to patients. The primary goal is to restore the patient to their normal lifestyle and/or improve the quality of life. This position may also oversee therapy services delivered by others.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (include, but not limited to the following)
- Plans and implements occupational therapy programs and activities.
- Interprets recommendations, interviews and assesses capacities and limitations; reviews progress reports and consults with appropriate personnel, and prepares and presents pertinent professional records and reports
- Collaborates with referring providers in the placement of patient in occupational therapy work and initiates contact with appropriate individuals, allied professional and administrative personnel.
- Explains, demonstrates and interprets the role and function of occupational therapy.
- Works with multi-disciplinary team and physicians to plan, implements and evaluates treatment programs for Outpatient, Acute, Long-Term Care and/or Home Health patients.
- Performs occupational therapy treatments and instructs patients and/or family members in proper care and techniques.
- Evaluates, charts and reports patient's progress throughout the planned therapy program.
- Provides occupational therapy treatments, interventions to Outpatient, acute, long-term care, home health and to contract agencies as assigned.
- Formulates a complete evaluation of the impact of the disease the participation of patients in valued life roles, activities of daily living (BADL and IADL), work and leisure.
- Plans treatment programs to be delivered by an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA), Home Health Aide, or Certified Nursing Assistant as indicated, and oversee the delivery of care.
- Performs all other job related activities as requested