Acute Care Occupational Therapist PRN

Intermountain Health; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 59,360 - 91,569; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Grand Junction, CO, seeks an Occupational Therapist to provide direct patient services, evaluate, diagnose, and treat, plus indirect services through consultation and education to patients and caregivers.

This PRN role at St. Marys Regional Hospital Inpatient requires a OT degree, current state license, BLS, and 1+ year of relevant experience; comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited school.
• Current license as an Occupational Therapist in the state of practice.
• Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association.
• At least one year of experience in similar setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate a patient upon initial encounter to determine need for occupational therapy.
• Plan treatment program based on evaluation results and communicate goals to patient and family.
• Implement treatment or supervise assistants and students as appropriate.
• Terminate services when maximum benefit is reached and document progress thoroughly.

Skills

BLS certification

OT license

Patient evaluation

Team communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Job Description

The Occupational Therapist provides direct patient services that may include identifying, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating. This position also provides indirect services including consulting, advising, teaching, and training patients and their caregivers.

• Shift Details: PRN (as needed)
• PRN Requirement: Caregivers are required to work a minimum of two shifts per month, with at least one of those shifts falling on a weekend.
• Unit/Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital, Inpatient
• Additional Details: Please review Minimum Qualifications listed below before applying.

Job Description

The Occupational Therapist provides direct patient services that may include identifying, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating. This position also provides indirect services including consulting, advising, teaching, and training patients and their caregivers.

Posting Details

• Shift Details: PRN (as needed)
• PRN Requirement: Caregivers are required to work a minimum of two shifts per month, with at least one of those shifts falling on a weekend.
• Unit/Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital, Inpatient
• Additional Details: Please review Minimum Qualifications listed below before applying.

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As an Occupational Therapist you need to know how to:

• Evaluate a patient upon initial encounter to determine need for occupational therapy intervention and make referrals to other treatment team members as deemed appropriate.
• Plan occupational therapy treatment program for each patient, based upon interpretation of evaluation results; interpret evaluation findings for patient, family, and treatment team members.
• Develop realistic goals with patient input; explain treatment plan and goals to patient.
• Implement treatment or supervise treatment provided by Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, or occupational therapy student. Delegate routine care to supportive personnel as appropriate.
• Terminate occupational therapy services when patient has attained maximum benefit from occupational therapy; provide in-service education to members of treatment team to ensure follow-through of treatment program.
• Evaluate, record and report on a patients progress for review by other members of the rehabilitative team.
• Communicate effectively with physician, other members of rehabilitation team and others as indicated regarding treatment plan and patient response to plan.
• Complete all required documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited school of Occupational Therapy, required-
• Current license as an Occupational Therapist in the State of practice, required
• Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association, required-
• At least one (1) year of experience in a setting serving the same age/type of patient population served by this facility or department, preferred- Critical Care Experience, strongly preferred

Hearing/listening, lifting, manual dexterity, pulling/pushing, seeing, sitting, speaking, squatting/kneeling, standing, and walking.

Location

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City

Grand Junction

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$43.09 - $66.47

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

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