OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST – OT – PRN

Description:

Mission-based, not-for-profit integrated healthcare organization
50,000 + employees nationwide
A network of over 400 skilled nursing and rehabilitation, memory care, assisted living, outpatient rehabilitation, hospice and home health care locations.

What are some of the major job functions of our Occupational Therapists – OTs

Plan and administer prescribed OT treatment program for your patients to facilitate rehabilitation following illness, disease, or injury
Take patient medical history
Discuss special equipment, such as wheelchairs and eating aids, with instruction on how to use the equipment
Evaluate your patients’ homes or workplaces and, based on their health needs, identify potential improvements, such as labeling kitchen cabinets
Required to develop a treatment plan for patients, laying out the types of activities and specific goals to be accomplished
Demonstrate exercises, for example, joint stretches for arthritis relief that can help relieve pain
You will observe your patients doing tasks and ask them questions

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program and licensed or eligible for licensure in applicable state where working
Eligible to take or has successfully completed the NBCOT entry-level certification examination for occupational therapists.

Job Specific Details:

This PRN position will work an as-needed schedule. Availability to work 2-weekend shifts monthly and 2 holidays per year is required.

Educational Requirements

Master’s in Occupational Therapy, or foreign equivalent; or a Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent, plus 5 years as a dynamic OT

To apply for this job please visit orbiterrecruiting.com.