Occupational Therapist

Oriol Therapy Services is seeking per diem and weekends only Occupational Therapist to join our team. This position may service our inpatient/outpatient or Home Care clients. 

Responsibilities: 

• Performs patient assessments and evaluations to determine functional level and establish a therapeutic program.
• Completes all documentation required and in accordance with state and federal regulations and policy
• Develop a plan of care with the plan of care to include goals and discharge plans.
• Document, within time frames, observations, patient’s response to treatment, treatment programs, degree of progress and notable changes in patient condition.
• Communicate and coordinate patient care with other members of the patient’s health care team.
• Provide patient and family teaching related to the patient’s physical therapy program and its maintenance.
• Provide occupational therapy in accordance with physician’s orders and accepted professional practices.
• Assist the patient and/family or to procure needed equipment or supplies.
• Utilize appropriate hand washing, standard precautions, and personal protective equipment.
• Attend staff meetings and patient’s conferences.  
• Maintains skills and education by attending continuing education and in-services programs.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program.
• Licensed in the state(s) of practice
• Ability to frequently life and carry objects and/or push pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to occasionally perform one-person transfers of patients’ weighing up to 125 pounds who are stable and able to assist.
• Ability to occasionally participate transfers of patients’ weighing up to 175 pounds who cannot assist, are unstable, or are unpredictable, ( Note: Patients’ weighing over 180 lbs should be lifted using a mechanical device.)
• Ability to stoop and bend on a regular basis
• Ability to reach and grasp objects at, above or below shoulder level.
• Ability to grasp with hands and fine manipulations with hands
• Ability to sit and /or stand for long periods of time

Benefits:

• Weekly paycheck
• Competitive wage
• 401k plan with company match and more