Occupational Therapist Job Hawarden Iowa USA,Healthcare

Position: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Location: Hawarden

Job Details

Job Location:

Hawarden Regional Healthcare
- Hospital
- Hawarden, IA 51023

Position Type:
Full Time

Hawarden Regional Healthcare is looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our team of enthusiastic talented therapists! We work in a new hospital addition, with modern equipment and have assistance with ongoing education to keep you cutting edge in practice.

New graduates or soon to be graduates welcome and encouraged to apply.

Hawarden is centrally located between Sioux Falls and Sioux City and provides a great community for families.

Hawarden Regional Healthcare is committed to providing a challenging, creative and positive work environment with a competitive salary and benefits package. Hawarden Regional Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Under limited supervision, provides services that identify, prevent, remediate, and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain, with emphasis on physical dysfunction. Such therapy encompasses evaluation and analysis of patients and therapeutic application of physical and chemical agents, exercise and other procedures to maximize functional independence. Provides direct or indirect patient care and educational programs to contracting agencies. Adheres to the principles of the Standards of Excellence and the philosophy and mission of Hawarden Regional Healthcare in all aspects of job performance.

AGE

OF POPULATION SERVED

Neonatal
Pediatric
Adolescent
Adult
Geriatric
Not Applicable

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide service/care appropriate to the age of the patients served, in accordance with Hawarden Regional Healthcare standards. Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations, the Compliance Accountability Program, Code of Ethics, and HRH policies and procedures, including all provisions of the Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

In order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior by implementing the organizational vision, values, and mission.

Performs Occupational Therapy (OT) evaluations for all age groups of patients. Occasionally, performs evaluations for adolescents, children, and pediatric patients.

Demonstrates ability to interpret physicians’ referrals. Can identify precautions, contraindications in less common diagnoses. Obtains all pertinent information from the patient chart prior to initial evaluation, including significant past medical history, present medical surgical interventions. Consults with physicians, other caregivers and higher level staff for further clarification as needed. Recognizes and requests when further tests or consults may be beneficial for more thorough patient management.

Reviews chart prior to treatment. Consistently recognizes information which requires alteration of OT intervention. In more complicated situations, seeks guidance from appropriate personnel. Incorporates data obtained into treatment session.

Chooses and utilizes appropriate evaluation procedures (uses those procedures as defined by each specialty area).

Demonstrates ability to assess general mental, emotional and cognitive status. Recognizes abnormal subtle changes and makes appropriate recommendations to attending physician for further consults. Usually recognizes abnormal physiological or psychological signs and takes appropriate action. Reports these to M.D. and appropriate personnel. Seeks guidance from M.D. and other medical personnel when needed.

Sets measurable appropriate goals based on estimated length of hospital stay, projected length of OT. Seeks occasional assistance from higher staff for more complex diagnoses. Revises treatment plan and goals as appropriate for basic and more complicated diagnoses.

Utilizes patient care protocols for evaluation procedures. Makes recommendations for new procedures.

Utilizes subjective and objective evaluation results to plan appropriate treatment program which incorporates components of strength, motor control, joint mobility, soft tissue integrity, pain, balance, coordination, posture, cardiopulmonary…