Occupational Therapist PRN Plus

SLELS Saint Luke's East Hospital; Lake Lotawana (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke’s East Hospital is seeking a PRN Occupational Therapist to join our team. The 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 role requires MO OT license with a Bachelor's degree and prefers acute care experience. Shifts include weekday and weekend coverage, with holidays; perform assessments, plan development, and interdisciplinary collaboration to

Qualifications

• MO OT license required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and documents effects of OT interventions for clients across the lifespan.
• Develops individualized treatment plans and selects evidence-based interventions.
• Provides supervision to students and therapy assistants as needed.
• Ensures timely documentation and compliance with licensing, certification, and reimbursement requirements.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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.

Shift will be 8:00-4:30 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 Requirements

Applicable Experience: 1 year Occupational Therapist (MO) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Bachelor's Degree.

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