Dynamic Acute Care Occupational Therapist (PRN)

CommonSpirit Health; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 56,000 - 94,000; Part time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Colorado Springs seeks an acute care Occupational Therapist (PRN) to provide a continuum of services for patients with neuromuscular and other physically related disorders. You will deliver mobility training, strengthening, modalities, manual therapy, and neuromuscular re-education with individualized plans to maximize function.

You will evaluate patients, develop goals, and apply evidence-based interventions in a busy hospital environment, including ADL training, home

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association
• Current state licensure in occupational therapy upon hire or within three (3) months as required by the state of practice

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients, presenting or referred to occupational therapy, by completing initial evaluation within time standards per department protocol.
• Applies appropriate diagnostic and prognostic testing for musculoskeletal, neurological and neuromuscular conditions.
• Evaluates assigned patients and develops treatment plans including specific goals and activities, reassessing and modifying plans as necessary based on patient's current level of function and makes appropriate disposition recommendations.
• Utilizes sensorimotor, neuromuscular reeducation, recreational, and social activities to foster patients' achievement of maximum independence in activities of daily living.
• Applies technical knowledge in rehabilitative activities tailored to patients' needs including ADL training, home safety assessment, use of compensatory techniques and equipment, neuromuscular and sensory reeducation, gross and fine motor coordination, evaluation and training, energy conservation, functional mobility, positioning, splinting and hand therapy techniques.
• Performs a variety of best practice and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to address the unique rehabilitation needs of each patient.

Skills

Patient evaluation

Diagnostic testing

Treatment planning

ADL training

Home safety assessment

Neuromuscular reeducation

Splinting & hand therapy

Evidence-based interventions

Modalities

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy

Master's Degree

Tools

EMR

Job description

CommonSpirit Health in Colorado Springs seeks an acute care Occupational Therapist (PRN) to provide a continuum of services for patients with neuromuscular and other physically related disorders. You will deliver mobility training, strengthening, modalities, manual therapy, and neuromuscular re-education with individualized plans to maximize function.

You will evaluate patients, develop goals, and apply evidence-based interventions in a busy hospital environment, including ADL training, home