Occupational therapist TN On Site

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients within twenty-four (24) hours, or 1 business day of physician referral.
• Develop effective treatment plan and obtain approval for services from referring physician.
• Treat patients per the physician treatment plan.
• Assist nursing department with training of Restorative Aides.
• Supervise Occupational Therapy Assistants in direct patient care and patient related activities, following state practice act.
• Communicate with supervisor and other health team members regarding patient progress, problems, and plans.
• Participate in Patient Care Conferences and Rehabilitation Conferences as needed.
• Participate in in-services training program for other staff in the facility.
• Record evaluations, daily treatment notes, weekly progress notes, recertification documentation, per Occupational Therapy Board State Practice Act and governmental and third-party payer requirements.
• Record treatment changes per policy and procedures.
• Instruct patient's families or nursing staff in maintenance program and caregiver training in preparation for discharge from therapy services.
• Recommend and facilitate the ordering of necessary durable medical equipment for patients to facilitate independence in mobility, i.e., braces, walkers, canes, elevated toilet seats, and grab bars.
• Ability to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with patients/residents, families, staff, and professional colleagues.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, coworkers, and families.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in computer skills such as inputting data into programs such as Net Health and Point Click Care.
• Language Skills:
  Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Mathematical Skills:
  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Employees must meet continuing education requirements per state practices.
• Physical Demands: The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities:
  Standing and/or walking very frequently; reaching with hands and arms frequently; pushing/pulling very frequently; talking and/or hearing very frequently; tasting and/or smelling very frequently; exerting more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects; climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling occasionally; close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Education & Experience

• Qualification: Education and/or
  
  Experience:
  
  bachelor's degree in occupational therapy, preferably graduates of Masters or Doctorate Program in Occupational Therapy.
• Supervisory Requirements: Supervises Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), aides, and students.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State. Must always maintain a license in good standing with the state board.