Responsibilities
Reviews Physician's referral, patient's condition and medical records to determine occupational therapy treatment required. Obtains history and subjective components of the evaluation.
Measures patient's range-of-joint motion, grip/pinch strength, sensation, coordination, muscle strength to assist with the evaluation.
Completes evaluations and treatment addressing ADL activities, functional, strength, and cognitive deficits.
Completes an assessment of patient's current status, develops goals and a treatment plan with recommendations.
Plans and implements therapeutic programs and activities designed to restore, reinforce, and enhance task performances, diminish or correct pathology, and to promote and maintain health and self-sufficiency.
Instructs, motivates, and assists patients to learn and improve functional activities and daily living activities.
Recommends, designs and adapts equipment for the working and living environment.
Fabricates splints and other assistant devices.
Completes wound evaluation, treatment and management.
Assists in instructing patient and family in home programs as well as care and use of adaptive equipment.
Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, mobilization of tissue and joints, heat, water, and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and hot and cold packs.
Confers with members of occupational therapy staff and other health team members, individually and in conference, to exchange, discuss, and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs.
Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjusts treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Records treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enters information into computer.
Performs complete, thorough, and timely electronic documentation.
Confers with Physician and other practitioners to obtain additional patient information, suggest revisions in treatment program, and integrate occupational therapy treatment with other aspects of patient's health care.
Orients, instructs, and directs work activities of assistants, technicians, and students.
Participates in the development of community education or promotional program in the rehabilitation field annually.
Assists in the development of new services or programs.
Strengths in care delivery as evidenced by peer review feedback; consistently demonstrates advanced evaluation and treatment techniques.
Participates actively in the PI and CQI process.
Acts as a Clinical Instructor for OTR and COTA students.
Participates in cost savings initiatives in the department.
Education and Experience
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