Occupational Therapist - PRN

​Treat patients who are recovering from injury, illness or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities.  

• ​Help patients develop, recover and improve the skills needed for daily living and working. 
• ​Review patient medical history, ask questions and observe patient’s completing tasks to evaluate condition and needs.  
• ​Develop a treatment plan for patients, identify specific goals and types of activities that will be used to help the patient work toward set goals. 
• ​Help people with various disabilities with different tasks, demonstrate exercises, evaluate a patient’s home or workplace and based on the patient’s health needs, identify potential improvements.  
• ​Educate a patient’s family and employer about how to accommodate and care for the patient. Recommend special equipment, such as wheelchairs and eating aids and instruct patients on how to use that equipment.  
• ​Assess and record patient activities and progress for patient evaluations, for billing and for reporting to physicians and other healthcare providers.  
• ​May work with children in educational settings, evaluating disabled children’s abilities, modify classroom equipment to accommodate children with certain disabilities and help children participate in school activities.  
• ​May work with patients who suffer from developmental disabilities, mental illness or emotional problems. 
• ​May teach these patients skills such as managing time, budgeting, using public transportation and doing household chores in order to help them cope with and engage in daily life activities.  
• ​May work with individuals who have problems with drug use, alcoholism, depression or other disorders. 

• ​Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always.  When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints.  Recognize that patient safety is a top priority. 

• ​Perform other functions and tasks as assigned. 

• ​Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Occupational Therapy required. 
• ​One or more years’ experience working with population of the facility required. 

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• ​Current active professional license or eligible for endorsement by the state in which the facility provides services.  
• ​CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). 
• ​First aid may be required based on state or facility.