Occupational Therapist

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Arabella Health & Wellness of Meridian is committed to providing individualized care through hiring the most committed and intelligent staff, providing extensive training on the acuities we treat, and providing a tailored experience for each resident based on their diagnosis, social history, and preferences. We are committed to providing the best care, quality of life, and dignity every day.

Occupational therapists provide practical advice and solutions to enable people to live full, satisfying, and independent lives. They use specialized skills in assessment and treatment; occupational therapists provide care to prevent injury or impairment, restore functional activity and enhance participation in daily life. They provide practical advice and solutions to enable people to live full, satisfying, and independent lives.

• Conducting physical and psychological assessments of residents and developing or following a treatment plan.
• Assessing environments of residents and deciding what adjustments are needed.
• Developing physical rehabilitation programs to help residents regain lost skills.
• Complying with federal, state, and local certification requirements.
• Evaluating resident condition regarding physical and basic mental health.
• Confer with physicians, residents and their families, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other members of a resident’s care team.
• Develop a treatment plan for patients with specific goals and tasks that will help them meet those goals.
• Demonstrate exercises that can help patients better perform everyday tasks and relieve pain.
• Recommend and teach residents how to use adaptive equipment that will help them with daily living, such as wheelchairs and eating aids.
• Assess residents’ progress against goals and prepare reports for healthcare providers and insurance agencies.

• Maintaining professional knowledge and the technical progress in order to provide clients with the best treatment program available.
• Modify a resident’s personal living space within the facility to increase their safety.
• Create opportunities for residents to engage in meaningful activities despite their physical limitations.

• Graduate from an accredited physical therapy program.
• Current State Occupational Therapist license.
• CPR certification for Health Care Providers.
• At least one (1) year in long-term care facility preferred.