Occupational Therapist

Bryan Health; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 68,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Bryan Health in Lincoln, NE is seeking an Occupational Therapist to assess patient needs, develop tailored plans of care, and guide treatment to improve functional independence.

You will perform initial evaluations, set SMART goals, provide or supervise interventions, educate patients and families, and communicate with the care team, while maintaining current clinical competencies. Current Nebraska licensure or eligibility and CPR certification are required.

Qualifications

• OT degree from AOTA-accredited program.
• Current Nebraska OT licensure or eligibility.
• CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial patient evaluations and assess data to identify problems.
• Establish and document a plan of care with SMART goals based on evaluation and patient needs.
• Provide or delegate and supervise occupational therapy interventions in a safe, predictable manner.
• Provide and document patient/family education regarding current condition and plan of care, including home program/discharge instructions.
• Re-examine patients, modify the plan of care as needed, and re-evaluate progress toward outcomes.
• Communicate relevant patient care information to other health care professionals and maintain current clinical competencies.

Education

OT degree from AOTA-accredited program

Job description

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for assessing and identifying patient care needs and priorities for care through evaluation, assessment, planning, providing treatment and/or delegating care for patients with physical and/or cognitive disabilities to improve functional independence. This process focuses on patient/family needs and assessing the patient's response to care and progress toward outcomes.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs and consistently demonstrates our core values.
• Performs and documents an initial patient evaluation and assesses the data to identify problems.
• Establishes, documents, and provides a plan of care with functional, measureable, SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely) goals based on evaluation of the examination data and patient needs.
• Provides or delegates and supervises occupational therapy patient interventions in a safe, predictable manner consistent with the established data, the evaluation, and the plan of care.
• Provides and documents patient/family education regarding current condition and plan of care, including home program/discharge instructions.
• Performs and documents patient re-examination, re-evaluates the data, modifies and documents the plan of care.
• Communicates relevant patient care information to other health care professionals.
• Maintains current clinical competencies per department guidelines.

Qualifications

Graduation from an American Occupational Therapy Association school of Occupational Therapy and current licensure or eligibility for licensure in Nebraska required. Certification in Basic Life Support (CPR) required.