Occupational Therapist PRN Plus

Saint Luke's Health System; Lake Lotawana (MO); On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke’s East Hospital is seeking a PRN Occupational Therapist to join our team. The OT evaluates and plans treatment to improve daily living and independence, across the lifespan.

Shifts are 8-4:30 during the week and 7:30-4 on weekends. Must work 2 weekend shifts a month, provide weekday availability, and work 2 minor holidays and 1 hard-to-staff date. MO OT license required; Bachelor's degree in OT; acute care experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Evaluates clients and develops individualized treatment plans.
• Re-evaluates progress and contributes to discharge planning.
• Supervises students and occupational therapy assistants.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary health care team on client care interventions.
• Deligates and instructs support personnel in services to be provided.
• Maintains timely documentation per policy and payer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates clients after impairment, injury, or disease.
• Creates treatment plans based on evidence-based practice.
• Re-evaluates client progress and contributes to discharge planning.
• Supervises students and OT assistants.
• Provides clinical resources and participates in quality initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment

Empathy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Missouri OT license

Job description

Job Description Saint Luke's East Hospital is seeking a PRN 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.

Shifts are 8-4:30 during the week and 7:30-4:00 on weekends. Must work 2 weekend shifts a month as well as provide weekday availability. Must work 2 minor holidays and 1 hard to staff date.

• 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.
• Supervises treatment provided by students and occupational therapy assistants.
• 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 entity 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.
• Completes at minimum a department level project.
• Serves as a clinical resource for department.
• Participates in quality initiatives.
• Follows prn/prn plus policy and facility guidelines for shift requirements.
• MO OT license required
• Bachelor's required
• Acute care experience preferred

Job Details PRN Day (United States of America)

Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more.

Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes