Occupational Therapist

Cross Healthcare Services; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 56,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Opportunities for advancement

CEU and Licensure Reimbursement

Job summary

Vista Ridge Senior Care in Lakeway, TX is seeking a licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR) to provide skilled therapy for short-term and long-term residents. The facility emphasizes a family-like atmosphere, with an in-house therapy team, smaller daily case loads, and up-to-date equipment.

Full-time position with CEU and licensure reimbursements; responsibilities include evaluating residents, developing treatment plans, documenting progress, and maintaining compliant records.

Qualifications

• Current Texas licensure as an Occupational Therapist (OTR) is required.
• New grads are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide rehabilitative and skilled therapy to residents with varying impairments.
• Maintain productivity as directed by Rehab Director.
• Document progress and daily notes per federal, state, and insurance guidelines.
• Record accurate billing information for therapy services.
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment by following guidelines.
• Keep therapy equipment functional through maintenance and repairs.
• Uphold professional standards and compliance with regulations.
• Seek opportunities to add value and take ownership of new requests.
• Note: responsibilities may change or expand over time.

Skills

OTR licensure - Texas

Rehabilitation therapy

Documentation

Education

Texas OTR licensure

Job description

This position is at a skilled nursing facility in Lakeway that serves both short-term and long-term patients. Vista Ridge Senior Care has an in-house therapy team with smaller daily case loads, all new equipment, and an emphasis on optimizing time with patients. We are dedicated to creating a family-like atmosphere for our residents, and our employees look forward to coming to work and delivering the highest quality of healthcare services possible. We offer CEU and licensure reimbursements for full-time employees!

Occupational Therapist's Job Responsibilities:

• Helps residents by providing rehabilitative and skilled therapy maintenance services to persons with mental, physical, psychosocial, or developmental impairments.
• Maintains expected productivity/efficiency set by the Director of Rehab or Administrator.
• Maintains accurate and timely patients' occupational therapy records by recording resident's progress and daily notes under federal, state, and insurance guidelines.
• Records accurate billing information of occupational therapy services rendered.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following facility guidelines and procedures.
• Helps keep therapy equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs as needed.
• Serves and protects occupational therapy practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances occupational therapy practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• These job responsibilities stated above are subject to change or additions at any time.

Schedule:

Full-time

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Current Texas licensure as an OTR is required
• New grads welcome to apply!

Salary:

From $49.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• CEU and Licensure Reimbursement