Occupational Therapist IP

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION The primary purpose of an Occupational Therapist is to organize and conduct prescribed occupational therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance; facilitates the learning of those skills and functions essential for adaptation and productivity, diminish or correct pathology and to promote and maintain health. JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES * Duty 1: Examines, evaluates, tests, and administers treatments of patients with physical disabilities, ADL limitations, acute/chronic disorders which may include but not limited to neurological, musculoskeletal, wound, motor skills, sensory integration and/or social, psychological, cognitive skill deficits. * Duty 2: Supervises and co-signs plans of care implemented and rendered by the occupational therapist assistant. Ensure the understanding from the occupational therapist assistant of goals to be expected and changes to the plan of care during the course of treatment. * Duty 3: Ensures understanding with the patient, family, referring doctors and other professionals regarding progress, problems, home programs, and other issues related to the therapeutic process. * Duty 4: Develops, implements, and evaluates therapeutic occupational therapy programs and services that promotes occupational therapy. * Duty 5: Accurately maintains records of work performed to ensure proper documentation, billing, scheduled appointments and hours worked in compliance of organizational, state, and federal regulations and to ensure patient continuity of care and patient satisfaction. * Duty 6: Maintains equipment and supplies used as part of the therapeutic process. * Duty 7: Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods. * Duty 8: Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. * Duty 9: Continues professional growth by attending educational meetings, workshops, visiting related facilities, and reading professional literature as regulated by governing boards, and licensure requirements. * Duty 10: Presents information to immediate work group via in-service no later than 90 days after attending or completing course in person or online. * Duty11: Attends all staff, site, project team, and organizational update meetings in person or online when working to ensure communication of departmental and organizational updates and changes. * Duty 12: Mentors/clinically instructs observation, shadowing and clinical education students. * Duty 13: * Inpatient specific: a) Seeks to avg. 2.0 units per patient visit and b) Achieves 75% productivity. * Outpatient specific: a) Participates in community activities that promote the rehabilitation department, b) Participates in provider office visits, c) Seeks to avg. 3.0 units per patient visit and d) Achieves no less than 85% productivity and no more than 20% cancellation/no show rate. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS * Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the state of Ohio * CPR Certification within 90 days * A valid driver's license is required (if you do not have a valid Ohio driver's license you must obtain one within 30 days of your residency in the state). You must also meet BVHS's company fleet policy and insurance company requirements, and any other requirements that may be required to operate a vehicle. * Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required. * Individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the a