PACE Occupational Therapist

Valir PACE provides integrated medical and social services to our most vulnerable seniors, helping to unlock their full potential. We are looking for team members who are energized by working in diverse teams toward our shared purpose. Those eager to drive groundbreaking innovation, and who will interact with those we serve and those who serve them in a spirit of understanding and compassion.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive pay, retention and referral bonuses
• Outstanding Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid day off for your birthday
• 401K Company match on day one
• Company paid life insurance
• Generous PTO
• Career development opportunities
• Employee Gym
• Employee Recognition

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Job Summary:

The Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluates patient’s cognitive, perceptual, & motor assets and liabilities for functional performance. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Plan, manage, and coordinate patient evaluations and treatments based upon age-specific needs.
• Evaluates/considers whole patient- incorporating data from the medical record and assessing the patient’s functional status, physical disability, movement dysfunction and pain, community mobility, and rehabilitation potential.
• Correlate data from the evaluation to determine individualized plan of care, directed toward short- and long-term goals.
• Follow all established policies and procedures for documentation and form completion.
• Participate in interdisciplinary conferences and work as a team player for continuity of care.
• Administer treatment requiring the advanced skills and knowledge of a specialist, focusing on posture, locomotion, strength, endurance, cardiopulmonary function, coordination, joint mobility, flexibility, pain, healing and repair.
• Determine appropriateness of patient’s response to treatment and consult  with primary therapist concerning modifications in plan of care
• Analyze tasks and adapt the environment, tools, materials, treatments to the needs of patient and their sociocultural context.
• Use supplies in a cost-efficient way and perform the appropriate charge capture procedure.
• Design individualized home programs and educate patients, family and ancillary personnel in  specific procedure, equipment utilization and home programs
• Schedule patients for treatments according to volume of patient load and demand, including coordinating patient’s schedule with other services and non-direct care tasks.
• Delegate patient treatment to support personnel according to their expertise/experience, maintaining the responsibility for the patient and treatment programs at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.  

Education, Licenses, Certifications and Experience:

• Masters Degree in science preferred
• Bachelors of Science or Art required
• Current Licensed OTR
• Current CPR Certification required