Travel Occupational Therapist; OT in Carmichael, CA

Position: Travel Occupational Therapist (OT) in Carmichael, CA
Occupational Therapist

Location:

Carmichael, CA

Agency:  Tech Link Systems, Inc.

Pay:  Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)

Shift Information:  Days - 4 days x 8 hours

Contract Duration:  13 Weeks

Start Date:

ASAP

About the Position

Job Title:

Occupational Therapist
Location (On-site, Remote, or Hybrid?):  Carmichael, CA    (onsite)
Contract Duration: 13  weeks

Working hours:

8AM - 4:30PM
Total hours: 36

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Occupational Therapist will primarily provide outpatient rehabilitation services  in  an  in-home  setting  for  the  older  adult  population.  The  in-home  setting  could  be  a  patient   s
private  residence  or  in  a  patient   s  room  in  an  independent  living  facility.  Powerback  Rehabilitation  To  You allows  the  Occupational  Therapist  to  evaluate  and  treat  in  the  most  functional  environment  which  is  the patient's home. The Occupational Therapist organizes and conducts occupational therapy programs for the agency to facilitate rehabilitation. In addition, they direct patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance.

The Occupational Therapist facilitates the learning of those skills and functions essential for adaptation and productivity, in order to diminish or correct pathology. This position provides a flexible schedule and work environment in various settings.
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. As necessary or applicable, supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants, temporary licensees, students  and  support  personnel  in  accordance  with  state  licensure  requirements  and  professional  standards.
2. Responsible  for  adherence  to  department  and  patient  treatment  schedule,  timely  clinical  and  billing documentation requirements as well as work related meetings.
3. Attends  and  contributes  to  patient  care,  staffing  conferences  and  other  related  meetings.
4. Makes  referrals  to  other  disciplines,  agencies  in  order  to  address  the  comprehensive  needs  of  the  patient.
5. Consults with other members of the rehabilitation team, including the community physician, to select  the  most  appropriate  therapeutic  regimen  consistent  with  the  needs  and  capabilities  of  each  patient.
6. Adapts  program  and/or  plan  of  care  according  to  the  needs  of  individual  patients.
7. Promotes  a  safe  environment  and  enforces  the  elimination  of  fire  and  safety  hazards.
8. Orders  supplies  and  equipment  as  necessary.
9. Cleans,  maintains,  identifies,  and  reports  the  need  for  repair  of  equipment  as  necessary.
10. Puts  patient  service  first:  ensures  that  patients  and  families  receive  the  highest  quality  of  service  in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals' needs and rights.
11. Screens, examines and evaluates patients, including history, systems review, and application of appropriate  tests  and  measures,  synthesis  information  and  interprets  examination  findings  in  order to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, determine the predicted level of improvement and the  time  required  to  achieve  it,  identify  precautions/contraindications  and  design  and  plan  of  care. Develops appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the patient and caregivers, implements the occupational therapy treatment plan, and completes all related documentation  and  record  keeping  regarding  these  services.  

Services  include  but  are  not  limited  to application of therapeutic techniques in areas such as:
cognitive  skills
muscle  strength
coordination
endurance
mobility
perceptual  abilities
sensory  awareness
sitting  and  standing  tolerance
balance
activities  of  daily  living
joint  protection
work  simplification
orientation
physical  agent  modalities
low  vision
falls  risk  management
medication  management
health  and  wellness
community  integration  and  reintegration
Case  Management  skills  in  the  home  and  community  space
12. Designs,  fabricates,  fits  and/or  applies  adaptive  devices,  and  trains  patients  in  the  use  of  adaptive devices including orthotics and prosthetics.
13. Selects …