Occupational Therapist - Acute Center Eating Disorder

Position: Occupational Therapist - Acute Center for Eating Disorder

We are recruiting for a motivated Occupational Therapist - Acute Center for Eating Disorder to join our team!

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Department

Pav M - Acute Eating Disorder

ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders & Severe Malnutrition (3M) is the world's only Center of Excellence for the treatment of patients with extreme medical complications resulting from eating disorders and severe malnutrition. Nurses in the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders play a vital role on the multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive and collaborative care to this patient population.

The ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders is a 30-bed unit with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5. CNAs and behavioral healthcare techs provide 1:1 care and supervision for every patient. This unique population requires both medical and behavioral interventions.
Job Summary

Under general supervision, delivers safe and competent occupational therapy as ordered by a physician. Plans, organizes and implements specific treatment programs or individual patients according to the principles and practices of occupational therapy. Develops, improves, or restores skills in activities of daily living, work, or functional activities. Directs and supervises work of support personnel.

Essential Functions
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• General Operations:
  * Performs occupational therapy treatment procedures and techniques in a timely, efficient and efficacious manner while utilizing support staff effectively and appropriately. Delegates patient care responsibilities per guidelines. Evaluates quality of care delegated to support personnel. Utilizes evidence-based occupational therapy treatment interventions.
  * Demonstrates and articulates sound clinical reasoning in synthesizing complex evaluation data identifying diagnosis and developing a comprehensive plan of care. Develops and update appropriate plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and related to the patient's age and lifestyle with measurable long and short term goals and a defined D/C plan.
  * Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills. Utilizes constructive communication skills for participation in: patient/family interactions, conferences, rounds, peer consultation, and operational communications. Conducts self in a professional manner in diverse environments and situations.
  * Completes patient and medical record documentation. Documentation is timely, pertinent, precise and efficient. Documentation meets agency and department standards.
  * Performs all required data collection for department and agency accurately and within designated time frame. Consistently meets designated patient care productivity standards.
  * Demonstrates competency skills in required areas of practice. Utilizes appropriate methods and materials for effective learning, monitoring response to education, and adapting program appropriately. Expands occupational therapy evidence and knowledge in practice.
  * Provides clinical education experience for students per request of supervisor or designee. Assists in orientation/training of new employees, OT students, hospital staff, and precepts new employees during orientation, as assigned. Trains and educates patients, family members and care-givers in therapy principles, methods and techniques in order to achieve intended outcomes.
  * Actively supports and participates in agency/department performance improvement and program development efforts. Contributes to overall quality, efficiency and productivity of work group and department. (20%)
• Departmental Duties:
  * Collaborates with appropriate parties to coordinate patient treatment authorization.
  * Updates and completes patient information per department guidelines to ensure timely and efficient transfer of patient care between care-givers.
  * Completes patient charges per department guidelines.
  * Achieves productivity standards.
  * Participates in performance improvement and quality enhancement projects. (20%)
• Evaluation:
  * Completes a thorough evaluation based on presenting diagnosis and pertinent information regarding the patient.
  * Initiates evaluation prior to treatment.
  * Completes appropriate data bases, problem lists, treatment goals and individualized plan of care
  * Treatment and goals are based on specific problems identified by evaluation. (20%)
• Treatment:
  * Clearly identifies treatment potential.
  * Sets goals to be objective, measurable, reasonable, and described in functional or behavioral terms. A time frame for goal achievement is stated.
  * Involves patient and family/significant other in goal setting where appropriate.
  * Modifies treatment plan with re-evaluation or changes in patient status and coincides with goal and plan.
  * Ensures the treatment used is appropriate to the diagnosis and is modified to meet the…