Occupational Therapist

Storybrook Care & Rehabilitation; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 62,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Retirement benefit

Job summary

Storybrook Care & Rehabilitation in Fort Collins is seeking a compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our in-house therapy team at a midsize facility in Northern Colorado. The position supports cognitive and ADL therapy for long-term residents and reports to the Director of Rehabilitation Services.

A family-oriented, low-staff-ratio environment emphasizes collaboration with the IDT. We offer a competitive pay range ($45-52/hour) and benefits including health insurance, PTO, retirement, and

Qualifications

• Active state OT license is required and licensure verified.
• Experience in cognitive and ADL therapy essential.
• Ability to supervise and support assistants and students.

Responsibilities

• Screen/evaluate patients with cognitive and/or ADL disorders and develop appropriate plan of care.
• Utilize standardized assessments and evidence-based practice to guide interventions.
• Provide rehabilitative, skilled and medically necessary treatment.
• Administer procedures as part of the rehabilitation plan.
• Document patient progress and adjust treatments per regulations.
• Communicate with care teams and families about progress and plans.
• Prepare discharge summaries per regulatory requirements.

Skills

Active State Licensure

Regulatory compliance

Clinical assessment

Job description

• Professional development assistance

Our family owned and operated long term care facilitator is seeking a compassionate and well versed an Occupational Therapist for consideration to add to the inhouse therapy team a midsize facility situated in Northern Colorado, amongst Larimer County. This building is home to a diverse group of long-term residents, cared for by seasoned staff with low staffing ratios, who are stewarded by a well-equipped clinical team and Administrator with years of experience in the geriatric field.

What Sets Us Apart

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

Pay Range: $45-52

What Sets Us Apart

We are an in-house, close-knit therapy team who 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 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; modalities; use of supportive and assistive devices; etc.
• Assesses patient’s progress and adjust treatments accordingly in the clinical record per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
• Evaluates 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 trainings, in-services and conferences.
• Able to supervise and support physical therapist assistants; rehabilitation aides and/or students.
• Adherence to NBCOT /AOTA and State Required practice acts, code of conduct, ethics during professional practice as an Occupational Therapist.
• Adherence to Company required policy and procedures and code of conduct.
• Active State Licensure