Occupational Therapist PRN Plus

Saint Luke's North Hospital; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Saint Luke's East Hospital in Missouri is seeking a PRN Occupational Therapist to join our team, providing assessment and therapy to patients across the lifespan.

You will develop and adjust treatment plans, supervise students, and work with the care team; weekend shifts and holidays required.

Qualifications

• MO OT license required.
• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy.
• 1 year applicable experience.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates clients after impairment, injury, or disease.
• Creates an individualized treatment plan and selects appropriate interventions.
• Re-evaluates progress and contributes to discharge planning.
• Supervises students and occupational therapy assistants.
• Participates with the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Delegates and instructs supportive personnel.
• Performs duties as requested by the manager.
• Provides timely documentation per policy and requirements.
• Maintains safety and completes department projects.
• Serves as a clinical resource and participates in quality initiatives.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy

MO 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.

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

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