Occupational Therapist (Full Time) Baton Rouge Rehab Hosptial

## Overview Join our amazing team and make a difference every day! **Outpatient Therapy Opportunity Available** Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM ## Description JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION: Provide Occupational Therapy services to all patients at a level consistent with Baton Rouge Rehabilitation Hospital (BRRH) mission, vision, and values. JOB FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to: 1. Completes patient assessments and treatments. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: • Assesses patient, plans and implements treatment, periodically re-evaluates patient's progress toward goals adjusting treatment plan appropriately. • Utilizes Standardized testing to document a patient’s current levels and progress. • Formulates plan based on evaluation results, patient input, discharge goals, interdisciplinary team goals, all available technology and resources, age related norms and evidence based best practices. • Provides safe, effective individualized treatment focused on functional tasks including ADLs, IADLs, equipment usage as identified in needs assessment portion of evaluation to improve endurance, strength and range using therapeutic exercise as an adjunct only. • Provides patient and family with hands-on training including all transfers, mobility, functional independence needs and exercises specific to that patient’s needs. A hard copy of the home exercise program is provided to patient/family. • Adapts patient’s environment in and outside of therapy to facilitate patient's progress. • Utilizes technology effectively to maximize patient gains. • Assess and recommends equipment in time frame to obtain for training and/or discharge. • Assess, recommend, plan and provide home evaluations, family training, and community reentry as appropriate to maximize patient outcomes. • Provide age specific direct and indirect patient care for school age (6-12), Adolescent (12-18) adult (18-65) and elderly (65+) 2. Documents care provided PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: • Documents all aspects of therapeutic patient care in thorough and timely manner according to departmental, Medicare and Joint commission documentation standards. • Uphold ethical principles via accurate documentation and charging 3. Promotes team approach PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: • Works cooperatively by collaborating with team members to assure a comprehensive interdisciplinary patient program. • Is present, prepared, and participatory for interdisciplinary team conferences, patient related conferences and meetings. • Works with outside vendors and case managers to order patient specific equipment when funding has been verified. • Provides staff training to promote individual patient progress re: equipment, transfers, mobility, etc. • Communicates information for authorizations in timely manner to decrease disruption in care. 4. Promotes education and participates department tasks. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: • Self-initiates continuing education and learning for licensure requirements and stays abreast of current/new treatment approaches and/or equipment. • Is present, prepared and participatory in all mandatory meetings. • Participates in department management tasks; supervises, trains, mentors and orients PRN, licensed assistants, rehab tech, students, hospital staff, and volunteers. • Completes assigned projects by due date. • Self-Initiates and completes all license and hospital related education requirements by deadlines independently. 5. Maintains compliance. • Follows the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Medicare, Joint Commission Guidelines, Occupational Therapy Practice Act and policies and procedures. • HIPAA: Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records w/o limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, information related to patient location, religious beliefs and/…