Occupational Therapist

Sweetwater Care; Delano (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Retirement benefit

Job summary

Sweetwater Care is seeking a licensed Occupational Therapist to join our in-house therapy team in Delano, California. You will provide rehabilitative services for patients with cognitive and ADL functioning disorders, following regulatory and clinical practice standards.

You will document treatment plans, progress, and discharge summaries, collaborate with the Director of Rehabilitation Services, and assist in supervising therapy assistants while maintaining NBCOT/AOTA standards and state

Qualifications

• Active state licensure required for Occupational Therapist.
• NBCOT/AOTA adherence and state practice acts required.

Responsibilities

• Provide rehabilitative therapy to patients per referrals for cognitive and/or ADL functioning disorders.
• Perform assessment using standardized tools to guide care.
• Develop and document plan of care and progress notes.
• Administer ADL retraining, therapeutic activities and exercises.
• Communicate with supervisor and health team about progress and plans.
• Prepare discharge summaries per regulatory requirements.
• Supervise and support occupational therapist assistants as needed.

Education

State Licensure (OT)

Job description

Sweetwater Care and Rehab has openings to join an in-house Therapy Team!

What Sets Us Apart

We are an in-house, close-knit therapy team that addresses patient needs and collaborates well with our IDT. Our team has a family feel, and all members are appreciated, seen, and heard.

Job Type:

• Full-time
• Part-time
• PRN

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement benefit

Principal Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing rehabilitative therapy to patients upon referral for cognitive and/or ADL physical functioning disorders following all regulatory and clinical practice requirements. This includes recovery, improvement in function, and, when possible, a return to a prior level of functioning. Clinical documentation will describe objective measures and justification for continued or discontinued services.

This position reports to the Director of Rehabilitation Services.

• Effectively screens/evaluates patients and/ with cognitive and/or ADL physical functioning disorders and develops an appropriate plan of care following all regulatory and clinical practice standards.
• Utilizes standardized assessments and evidence-based practice to support clinical interventions.
• Provides rehabilitative, skilled and medically necessary treatment intervention to patients with cognitive and/or ADL physical functioning disorders per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
• Administers various procedures as part of the rehabilitation plan, including but not limited to ADL retraining, therapeutic activities, therapeutic exercises, assistive devices, etc.
• Assesses patient’s progress and adjusts treatments accordingly in the clinical record per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
• Evaluate treatment outcomes for effectiveness. Services are modified in relation to patient evaluation and referrals are made in relation to outcomes.
• Provides consultation and counseling to patients, as well as families, caregivers and other service providers related to the physical disorders.
• Effectively communicates with supervisor and other health team members regarding patient progress, barriers, and treatment plans.
• Provides comprehensive discharge summary of services provided per regulatory and clinical requirements.
• Documents all regulatory and clinically required information in the electronic documentation system and maintains patient records according to company policy.
• Accurately records treatment minutes for services provided per all regulatory and clinical requirements.
• Participation in required meetings, including but not limited to patient care conferences, utilization review meetings, rehabilitation meetings, etc.
• Participate in facility and company-required training, in-services, and conferences.
• Able to supervise and support occupational therapist assistants
• Adherence to NBCOT /AOTA and State Required practice acts, code of conduct, and ethics during professional practice as an Occupational Therapist.
• Adherence to Company required policy and procedures and code of conduct.
• Active State Licensure