Occupational Therapist OT PRN

Green Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing; Forest Hills (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenhills Health and Rehabilitation Center seeks a qualified Occupational Therapist to join our care team. The OT will assess patients in need of rehabilitation, design and implement treatment plans, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to achieve realistic goals while documenting progress and educating families.

Responsibilities include supervising therapy staff, ensuring compliance with confidentiality and regulatory standards, and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in

Qualifications

• Must have graduated from an accredited Occupational Therapist program.
• Must hold a valid professional license and registration for the state of practice.
• Experience supervising Occupational Therapy Assistants is expected.
• Experience with long-term care/geriatric care preferred.
• Excellent documentation and record-keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess referred patients requiring rehabilitation and provide direct patient care.
• Establish and administer treatment programs with goals per patient capacity.
• Document patient condition and progress; educate patients and families on therapy methods.
• Set realistic goals, ensure timely progress notes, re-certifications and discharge documentation.
• Collaborate with all disciplines to provide patient-centered care and maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Licensure

Direct patient care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation quality

Professionalism

Education

Accredited OT program

Job description

Occupational Therapist

Greenhills Health and Rehabilitation Center is looking for a talented and hard-working OccupationalTherapist to join our ever-growing team.

Responsibilities Include:

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for the assessment of referred patients that require rehabilitation services which includes: providing direct patient care to assess their medical condition, functional capabilities, limitations and restrictions and potential for rehabilitation. Also, the Occupational Therapist will establish and administer a treatment program with specific goals determined according to the patients capacity and tolerance under the direction of the Physician. As well, the Occupational Therapist must set realistic and achievable goals for their patients, document and record the patients condition and educate patients and families in an appropriate therapy method.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must have graduated from an accredited Occupational Therapist college or university.
• Must have a valid professional license and registration for state of practice.
• The Occupational Therapist is responsible for overseeing and supervising Occupational Therapy Assistants.
• Experience with long-term care and/or geriatric care is preferred but not limited to.
• Well versed with documentation writing
• Evaluations, weekly progress notes, re-certification and discharge documentations.
• Collaborates with all disciplines to provide best patient centered treatment and care.
• Exceptional patient service skills and ability to demonstrate clinical excellence
• Report to work on time, adhere to scheduled hours and demonstrate professionalism at all times.
• Perform all other duties assigned by Director of Rehabilitation
• Compliance with confidentiality, HIPPA and Federal Residents Rights.

An Equal Opportunity Employer