Occupational Therapist - La Crosse

Overview

Occupational Therapist - La Crosse $5,000 Hiring Bonus

• Document therapy services accurately and timely in accordance with facility and Federal Regulations (i.e. daily service notes, assessments, treatment plans and doctor orders for services, communications, client information, reporting parent and Partners communications and client information and etc.)
• Provide screenings, evaluations and direct therapy to clients in a 1:1 medical model ensuring goals and objectives are being met
• Coordinates and completes client assessments, tracks due dates for P/A and new treatment plans
• Work with minimal supervision to provide direct therapy using skills, techniques and expectations detailed in AOTA Scope of Practice, Standard of Practice and facility policies and procedures
• Complete the required technical training and participates in ongoing training opportunities
• Redirect, intervene, observe, and monitor client behaviors
• Communicate effectively with all staff members
• Make sound decisions and use good judgment when dealing with clients, parents, and coworkers
• Demonstrate dependability and consistency in therapy and other job related activities
• Communicate daily progress and client concerns to the appropriate staff members
• Communicates and work with all members of the treatment team and shares information with team members in formal and informal settings, i.e. Rehab rounds
• Organize and clean therapy space and equipment
• Assist in keeping the facility safe, organized, sanitary, and guide others to do the same
• Conduct various assessments as deemed appropriate
• Guide treatment team on how to properly implement and carryover OT goals in the PODS
• Assist clients with personal care including: dressing, toileting, personal hygiene, food, nutrition, and diet needs
• Attend and participate in meetings
• Report all safety concerns to the Safety Director or his/her direct supervisor
• Provide leadership and clinical supervision to COTA/L’s providing direct OT treatment
• Provide direct therapy through various activities
• Formally and informally mentor newly hired staff
• Promotes an awareness of the OT role to parents and Partners staff
• Provide in-service trainings to staff as directed or requested
• Assist with interviews and selecting applicants for hire in the OT Department
• Other duties as assigned

• Maintain client confidentiality at all times
• Greet parents and clients by name and engage in respectful conversations with clients and fellow employees
• Engage only in competent exchanges of information with parents. Seeks assistance when necessary.
• Use discretion when discussing personal information with coworkers and parents
• Answer basic questions from parents or seek answers from others
• Take a proactive approach to solving problems
• Recognize appropriate steps toward problem resolution and seek assistance from immediate supervisor as needed
• Follow supervisor’s directions
• Respect and positively reinforce co-workers
• Respect Partners’ property and assets
• Maintain a professional appearance, wearing comfortable clothing that meets or exceeds Partners’ dress code
• Maintain a positive attitude and accept feedback from supervisors in a respectful and constructive manner
• Promote Partners’ mission statement at and away from work
• Ask for assistance from appropriate staff when unsure what to do
• Report issues/concerns to the appropriate person
• Arrive on time for all shifts and have a positive attendance record
• Respond to pages in a timely manner
• Actively seek to meet his/her goals as outlines on the Career Development Plan

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of computers/software, Microsoft Office O365, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome.

This role requires the ability to lift fifty (50) pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

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