Occupational Therapist

SLELS Saint Luke's East Hospital; Lake Lotawana (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke's East Hospital is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist to join our team. The OT evaluates and regularly assesses the effects of therapy across the lifespan, addressing physical, emotional, and environmental needs.

You will advise on adaptive equipment and techniques to help clients resume daily activities and achieve independence. Day-to-day duties include creating evidence-based treatment plans, re-evaluating progress, contributing to discharge planning, and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Licensed OT with a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Current Basic Life Support certification (AHA or Red Cross).
• Less than 1 year of OT experience.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate clients after impairment, injury, or disease.
• Create and implement individualized treatment plans.
• Re-evaluate progress and contribute to discharge planning.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Provide timely documentation per department and licensing/reimbursement requirements.
• Delegate and instruct supportive personnel.

Skills

Client evaluation

Assessment

Adaptive equipment guidance

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

BLS Certification

Job description

Job Description

Saint Luke's East Hospital is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist to join our team!

• The staff Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluates and regularly assesses the ongoing effects of the occupational therapy intervention for clients after accident, injury, disease, or condition across the lifespan.
• The OT addresses physical, emotional, and environmental needs.
• The OT advises on adaptive equipment and techniques to help clients resume or develop skills needed for day-to-day life and work.
• The goal of OT is to improve or maintain the client’s ability to perform activities of daily living and reach goals to return to highest level of functional independence.
• Full-time Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Evaluates clients after impairment, injury, or disease.
• Creates an individualized treatment plan and selects appropriate interventions based on evidence-based practice and selects appropriate interventions based upon evaluation and assessment of client.
• Re-evaluates and provides periodic reassessment of client progress and contributes to discharge planning.
• Participates and makes recommendations for client care interventions to the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided.
• Performs all other duties as requested by the manager.
• Provides timely documentation per department and/or hospital policy and as required by insurance provider to meet licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement requirements, and physician treatment plan.
• Uses professional judgment to ensure safety to self, clients, and others at all times.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Occupational Therapist - Various Bachelor's Degree

Job Details

Full Time Day (United States of America)

Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more.

Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes