Occupational Therapist

Bear Lake Memorial Hospital; Montpelier (ID); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Bear Lake Memorial Hospital in Montpelier, Idaho is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist dedicated to providing exceptional rehabilitation services for patients with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities. The role involves assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans, promoting independence, and collaborating with healthcare teams. Ideal candidates should have a strong commitment to patient care and be prepared to maintain confidentiality and compliance with legal requirements. This position reflects the hospital's culture of care and commitment to quality service.

Qualifications

• Ability to develop and implement therapy treatment plans.
• Knowledge of physical and mental health rehabilitation methods.
• Ability to evaluate patient progress and adjust treatment accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Assess and interpret evaluations and test results.
• Implement programs for skill development in patients.
• Document patient care services and maintain confidentiality.

Job description

Bear Lake Memorial Healthcare is seeking a full time Occupational Therapist to provide exceptional development and rehabilitation of patients with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed occupational therapy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining occupational therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
• Helps patient develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities by implementing programs involving manual arts and crafts, practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, activities of daily living, and sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities; directing aides, technicians, and assistants.
• Promotes maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest.
• Prepares patient for return to employment by consulting with employers; determining potential employee difficulties; retraining employees; helping employers understand necessary physical and job result accommodations.
• Evaluates results of occupational therapy by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending and implementing adjustments and modifications.
• Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferences.
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects hospital operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and certification requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Must be able to complete all job duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must have the ability to contribute to the vision/culture of the most caring hospital.

Bear Lake Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants will be given fair consideration based on their academic credentials and applicable work experience.