Travel Occupational Therapist - Inpatient Rehabilitation

Northshore Home Health Care; Lone Tree (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Northshore Home Health Care is seeking an Occupational Therapist (OT) to evaluate patients in an acute care setting and develop comprehensive care plans. You will assess medical histories, determine patient needs, and implement treatment strategies to improve function and independence.

Responsibilities include educating families and employers, recommending equipment, and documenting progress to ensure compliance with standards. Must have BLS, state licensure, and NBCOT-OTR certification.

Qualifications

• NBCOT-OTR certification required.
• State licensure required.
• BLS certification required.
• Strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology and medical terminology.
• Minimum of 6 months experience (new grads encouraged).
• Ability to stand, walk, bend and lean for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Review medical histories.
• Evaluate patient needs.
• Create treatment plans.
• Assist patients with daily tasks.
• Assess home/work environments.
• Educate families and employers.
• Recommend equipment.
• Document progress.
• Ensure compliance with documentation standards.
• Perform assessments.
• Develop and implement treatment strategies.
• Educate stakeholders.
• Evaluate environments.
• Record progress.
• Provide timely documentation.

Skills

NBCOT-OTR certification

State licensure

BLS certification

Anatomy knowledge

Physiology

Pathology

Medical terminology

Job description

Role:

Occupational Therapist (OT) responsible for evaluating and developing care plans for patients with various disabilities in an acute care setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review medical histories
• evaluate patient needs
• create treatment plans
• assist patients with daily tasks
• assess home/work environments
• educate families and employers
• recommend equipment
• document progress
• and ensure compliance with documentation standards.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 6 months experience (new grads encouraged)
• NBCOT-OTR certification
• state licensing
• BLS certification
• strong knowledge of anatomy
• physiology
• pathology
• and medical terminology

Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lean for extended periods.

Key Duties:

• Perform assessments
• develop and implement treatment strategies
• educate stakeholders
• evaluate environments
• record progress
• and provide timely documentation.