Occupational Therapist

ALLIUM HEALTHCARE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 56,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

ALLIUM HEALTHCARE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. seeks an Occupational Therapist to deliver high-quality OT services across inpatient, outpatient and home care caseloads. You will assess, plan and review rehab, participate in case conferences and family meetings, and ensure safety throughout treatment.

You will contribute to discharge planning, documentation, and follow-up care, working within a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality and professional Occupational Therapy services in assigned caseloads for inpatient, outpatient and home cases.
• Provide coverage of service to assigned ward(s).
• Implement and document: initial assessment, reassessments every 6 monthly for maintenance and 3 monthly for active rehabilitation, goal setting, weekly rehab plan reviews, treatment updates, discharge planning.
• Responsible for follow-up of patients.
• Attend case conferences, team meetings and family meetings.
• Comply with hospital clinical guidelines with sound clinical reasoning.
• Carry out rehab case management rounds with OT/PT.
• Hand over properly for leave coverage.
• Provide holistic rehab input in case discussions.
• Ensure safety measures to protect patients during rehab and perform risk assessments.
• Communicate with patients/families to enhance rehab care and promote carryover after sessions.
• Operate equipment safely and report defects or incidents as required.
• Engage clients/families in treatment and rehabilitation.
• Provide caregiver training to family members or carers when required.
• Use evidence-based standardised assessments and treatments to plan, implement and evaluate interventions; monitor and adjust within a multidisciplinary framework.

Job description

1. Provide quality and professional Occupational Therapy services in assigned caseloads for inpatient, outpatient and home cases.

2. Provide coverage of service to assigned ward(s).

3. Implement and document the following:

- initial assessment

- reassessments every 6 monthly for maintenance and 3 monthly for active rehabilitation

- Individualised rehabilitation goals

- weekly review rehab plan

- treatment updates

- discharge planning

4. Responsible for follow-up of patients.

5. Sit in case conferences, team meetings and family meetings

6. Comply to hospital clinical guideline with sound clinical reasoning

7. Carry out proper rehab case management round with OT/PT

8. Carry out proper hand over for leave coverage

9. Provide holistic rehab input in case discussion

10. Carry out proper and sufficient safety measures to protect our patient during rehab. Risk assessment of clinical setting.

11. Communicate to patient / family member to enhance rehab care, skill application and promote therapeutic carry over after rehab session

12. Responsible for the safe use of all equipment and report all equipment defects, accidents and complaints to the appropriate authority for further resolution if required.

13. Engage clients / families / carers in the treatment, review and rehabilitation of clients.

14. Provide caregiver training to family members or carers safely and professionally when required.

15. Use evidence-based standardised assessment and treatments to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

Monitor, evaluate and review Occupational Therapy treatment and interventions within the multi-disciplinary framework and modify as necessary.