Occupational Therapist

Saint Luke's North Hospital; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke's East Hospital is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist to join our team. The OT evaluates and addresses physical, emotional, and environmental needs to help clients regain daily living skills. You will develop individualized treatment plans and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support recovery and independence.

Schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with opportunities to contribute to discharge planning and ongoing patient care documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• BLS certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross) required.
• Less than 1 year of applicable experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates clients after impairment, injury, or disease.
• Creates individualized treatment plans and selects interventions.
• Re-evaluates progress and participates in discharge planning.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team to optimize care.
• Delegates and instructs Support staff in services to be provided.
• Ensures timely documentation per policy and insurance requirements.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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)