Compassionate Occupational Therapist (PRN)

Dignity With Care; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PRN

Job summary

Dignity With Care is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist to help clients develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills. You will provide client-centered interventions that enhance independence and improve quality of life.

In this role you will assess home environments, recommend adaptive equipment, educate families, and document progress toward long- and short-term goals.

Qualifications

• Proven working experience as Occupational Therapist.
• Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapy.
• Familiarity with ADLs evaluation tools ( e.g. Katz ADL scale, Lawton IADL scale).
• Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities.
• Professional behaviour.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Valid license to practice occupational therapy.

Responsibilities

• Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality
• Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions
• Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
• Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components
• Assess client’s home and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities
• Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use
• Guide and educate family members and caregivers
• Observe, note, and report on progress of long and short term treatment goals
• Collect data and document processes followed

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Client-centered care

ADL/IADL assessment knowledge

Licensed OT

Cognitive/functional assessment

Tools

Katz ADL scale

Lawton IADL scale

Job description

Dignity With Care is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist to help clients develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills. You will provide client-centered interventions that enhance independence and improve quality of life.

In this role you will assess home environments, recommend adaptive equipment, educate families, and document progress toward long- and short-term goals.