Travel Occupational Therapist

Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel Occupational Therapist for a travel job in Urbana, Illinois.

• Specialty:
  Occupational Therapist
• Discipline:
  Therapy
• Duration: 9 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Job Description:

-The Occupational Therapist evaluates and treats patients of all ages.
-Serves as a role model in the delivery of professional services and as a clinical resource for staff and students.

Essential Functions:

-Demonstrates ability to perform patient transfers with assistance as needed from bed, chair and floor, if applicable.
-Is aware of and demonstrates safe and appropriate body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury to self, staff and patients.
-Designs an appropriate plan of care that integrates goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plan.
-Adjusts the care based on patient response and available evidence.
-Educates patients, family, caregivers, students, and other health care providers using relevant and effective teaching methods.
-Evaluates clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes of care.
-Performs examination, selecting reliable and valid examination methods relevant to the chief complaint, results of screening, and history.
-Screens patients using procedures to determine the effectiveness of and need for therapy services, if appropriate.
-Uses support personnel according to legal standards and ethical guidelines.
-Monitors the care delivered by support personnel and provides regular feedback.
-Documents evaluations and plans of care according to department policy including goals, modifications of treatment plans and patients' response to treatments.

Department-Specific

Job Functions:

-Evaluates and implements intervention plans utilizing activities that are functional in nature and take into consideration the functional and emotional needs of the patient/family.
-Modifies approach in response to patient behavior and performance.
-Utilizes standardized outcomes measures in a uniform manner to ensure functional performance is accurately reflected.
-Completes documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards
-Collaborates with patient, family and significant others throughout the rehabilitation process and provides education/family training as necessary.
-Provides supervision to COTA and rehabilitation technicians in accordance with regulatory agencies.
-Clearly communicates patient performance, change in status, activity/transfer recommendations, and recommendations for discharge disposition and equipment required for the next level of care with the medical team. Required

Skills & Experience:

-N/A
Preferred

Skills & Experience:

-N/ARequired

Education:

-Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy

Preferred Education:

-N/A

Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Occupational Therapy (OT) license from Illinois
-Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:
-N/A
QUALIFICATION/LICENSURE
Work Authorization : US Citizen
Preferred years of experience : 1 years
Travel required :
No travel required
Shift timings :

Integrated Healthcare Services Job  #. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: OT-Therapy Acute - B