Therapy - OT

Cynet Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist for a 13-week inpatient assignment. You will evaluate and treat adult psychiatric patients on the unit, develop rehab plans, and collaborate with the healthcare team to promote best patient outcomes.

The role involves leading therapy groups, teaching coping strategies, and contributing to discharge planning and family education, within a day shift schedule.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in psychiatric settings.
• Experience evaluating and treating adult psychiatric patients.
• Strong collaboration with healthcare team members.
• Ability to develop rehab and self-care treatment plans.
• Experience facilitating therapy groups and teaching coping skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and treats admitted adult psychiatric patients on the inpatient unit.
• Examin es, evaluates, determines prognosis, and provides intervention.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to promote optimum rehabilitation.
• Provides OT services applying goal-directed activities in planning and evaluating care.
• Teaches stress management techniques and coping skills; discharge planning.

Skills

Patient assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Treatment planning

Group therapy facilitation

Coping skills education

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Job description

Therapy - OT

Profession: Occupational Therapist

Specialty: Rehab Med-Occup Therapy

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 8H Day

Hours per Shift: 07:00-15:30

Experience: Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year

License: Bachelor of OT

Certifications: BLS

Must-Have:

• Proven experience evaluating and treating adult psychiatric patients.
• Strong collaboration skills with healthcare team members.
• Ability to develop treatment plans focusing on rehabilitation and self-care.
• Experience in facilitating therapy groups and teaching coping skills.

Description:Evaluates and treats admitted adult psychiatric patients on the inpatient unit.Examines, evaluates, determines prognosis, and provides intervention.Reports findings to other healthcare team members.Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to promote optimum patient rehabilitation.Provides Occupational Therapy services by applying the principles and theories of goal-directed and purposeful activity in assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and modifying patient care as an active continuous process.Provides discharge recommendations, exercise programs, and family teaching.Participates in and supports departmental programs such as in-service education, student programs, and volunteer/observation programs.Assists patients in organizing their daily activities to maximize performance, including self-care, home management, leisure, and community and social participation.Teaches stress management techniques and coping skills.Addresses the needs of clients on units who also have physical impairments.Develops protocols for and facilitates therapy groups to address goal setting, community re-entry strategies, sleep hygiene, prevocational skills, body image issues, and basic to advanced activities of daily living.Works with clients with sensory sensitivities who are overwhelmed by stimuli in groups.Facilitates one-on-one interactions to explore self-regulation techniques using various resources.Engages in the development, implementation, coordination, organization, and leadership of group activities.Utilizes evidence-based assessment tools.Delegates tasks to support personnel.Performs other duties as required or assigned.