Occupational Therapist II - Acute Care - PRN

Cone Health; Reidsville (GA); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cone Health is seeking a Registered Occupational Therapist II for an acute care PRN role with potential cross-training to adult outpatient services. The OT II will evaluate patients, plan and implement rehab programs, educate patients and families, and collaborate on discharge planning.

The role requires independent practice, licensure by the NC OT Board, and CPR certification; mentoring may occur in complex cases and some cross-coverage may be needed across settings.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• 2 years of experience required.
• Licensed by the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Board; CPR certification.

Aufgaben

• Evaluates and treats all diagnoses and more complex patients.
• Conducts thorough evaluations of patients' physical abilities, medical history, and functional limitations to develop individualized treatment plans.
• Administers therapeutic exercises and other occupational therapy interventions to improve patients' strength, flexibility, and range of motion.
• Educates patients and their families on treatment plans, home exercises, and self-management techniques to improve recovery outcomes.
• Collaborates on discharge plans and recommendations for continued care; may require guidance from other team members.
• Monitors and documents patients' progress and treatment outcomes; adjusts plans as needed.
• Collaborates with teams from different departments to ensure coordinated patient care.
• Assists with orientation and training of new staff; promotes ongoing skill improvement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Independent practice

Rehabilitation planning

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Jobbeschreibung

New graduates and experienced therapists are encouraged to apply! This is primarily an acute care PRN position with the opportunity to cross-train to adult outpatient. The Occupational Therapist II evaluates patient's conditions, plans, organizes, and participates in rehabilitative programs that facilitate return to optimal functional abilities, improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury, including patient and family education. This position is able to effectively and efficiently treat all patients in their clinical practice setting and complete all occupational therapy job functions with minimal guidance. This therapist initiates communication among interdisciplinary team members, treats familiar patients with confidence, and advocates for their patients and team. This role requires independent practice in the primary setting, may require mentoring/guidance in complex situations and may have difficulty with cross coverage to other settings.

Essential Job Function:

• Evaluates and treats all diagnoses and more complex patients.
• Conducts thorough evaluations of patients' physical abilities, medical history, and functional limitations to develop individualized treatment plans.
• Administers therapeutic exercises and other occupational therapy interventions to improve patients' strength, flexibility, and range of motion.
• Educates patients and their families on treatment plans, home exercises, and self-management techniques to improve recovery outcomes.
• Collaborates with other in developing and implementing discharge plans and recommendations for continued care and may require some guidance from other team members.
• Monitors and documents patients' progress, treatment outcomes, and responses to interventions so that treatment plans can be adjusted as needed.
• Collaborates on teams from different departments to ensure coordinated patient care and holistic treatment outcomes.
• Assists with orientation and training of new staff, demonstrates an ongoing commitment to improve the performance and skill of co-workers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy.

Experience:

• Required: 2 years.

Licensure/Certification/Listing:

• Required: Licensed by the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Board; BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.