occupational Therapist -Fairbury NE
Location: Fairbury Nebraska
Description: Thornton Group is employing occupational Therapist -Fairbury NE right now, this vacancy will be placed in Nebraska. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. eneral job duties. Types of procedures required.
- Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and te! st results; determining occupational therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
- Helps patient develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities by implementing programs involving manual arts and crafts, practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, activities of daily living, and sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities; directing aides, technicians, and assistants.
- Prepares patient for return to employment by consulting with employers; determining potential employee difficulties; retraining employees; helping employers understand necessary physical and job result accommodations.
- Evaluates results of occupational therapy by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending and implementing adjustments and modifications.
- Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other hea! lth care workers; contributing to patient care conferences.
- Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
- Develops occupational therapy program by providing information; developing and conducting in-service training programs.
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal and certification requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
Modalities such as US, infrared, and electrical stimulation. Therapist must also be able to comlete computerized medical records and charting.
Required skills and minimum years of experience.
New grads welcome
! Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT, CRT, BLS, ACLS, etc)
Current license as an Occupational Therapist in the state of Nebraska
Shift or schedule requirements. (Will the employee ever work alone? Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?)
Negociable and flexible. The therapist may have to occationally work alone during weekend coverage. Weekend coverage will consist of one day, either Sat or Sun, of inpatient care as necessary.
Floating to over units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?)
Inpatient or SNF. Both are connected to the hospital.
Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
SNF = 39, Inpatient = 17 current
Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)
1 to 3
Dress Code:
Business Causal
Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program.
Hospital orientati! on as well as department orientation to familarize therapist with all m! odalities and rules and regulations.
Salary Range = $27.00 - $37.00 per hour
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This vacancy starts available on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 18:40:32 GMT