What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist - Hand Therapy position at Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, PC?
Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists is looking for a full-time Occupational Therapist with a focus on Hand Therapy to join the team!
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Assesses patient condition, establishes goals, treatments and care plan in conjunction with patient/family/physician
- Ensures that appropriate treatment is performed in interdisciplinary fashion, consulting with physicians and other departments about impact of rehabilitation factors on patient health status
- Documents findings, treatments and other patient information in medical records
- Complies with appropriate clinic policies related to infection control, safety, regulations
- Educates patient/family on appropriate care and use of various therapies/exercise
- Serves as information/education resource for patients, families, staff
- Provide hand and upper extremity therapy services, maintaining appropriate protocols
- Produce timely and accurate records/reports, including completion of all required clinical documentation consistent with professional standards and company policy
- Utilize support staff effectively and efficiently maintaining availability on schedule for new patient evaluations and patients requiring more extensive therapy
- Delegate responsibility and tasks to support staff accordingly
- Prepare and contribute to monthly staff meetings: discussing problems, offering suggestions/solutions, and providing strategies for improvements
- Supervise and evaluate occupational therapy students during clinical affiliations under the guidelines established by SOS and the participating college, university, or other educational institution
- Attend required meetings and in-services and cover outside events/programs as needed
- Assist and instruct in-services as required
- Maintain a clean and presentable clinic
- Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current state license to practice physical therapy
- Current CPR certification
- Knowledge of clinic policies/procedures/regulations, safety/infection control, quality control requirement
- Knowledge of how to use/maintain physical/occupational therapy equipment
- Skill in appropriate evaluation and treatment of patients and the ability to evaluate utilization and quality data and make necessary modifications in performance
- Skill in using PT/OT equipment by consistently using devices appropriately to improve patient health status
- Skill in effectively maintaining equipment, successfully completing competency testing
Salary : $70,000 - $97,500