Occupational Therapist - Tappahannock Hospital - PRN

Key Responsibilities

• Patient Evaluation and Treatment
  • Conduct thorough evaluations of referred patients.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
  • Provide discharge planning, patient/family education, and recommendations for follow-up care.
• Documentation
  • Accurately document evaluation results and services provided.
  • Adhere to hospital and department guidelines for documentation.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Participate as a member of both self‑directed departmental and interdisciplinary patient care teams.
  • Engage in interdisciplinary rounds and contribute to goal setting for routine diagnoses.
• Clinical Instruction and Training
  • Provide clinical instruction to OT and OTA students.
  • Offer training and education to department and hospital staff.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Supervise Rehab Technicians, COTA staff, volunteers, and students during clinical rotations.

Licensure, Certification, or Registration:
Licensed or eligible for licensure as an Occupational Therapist in Virginia.

CPR Certification if required by the clinic or practice area.

Experience:

• Required: New graduate to up to 2 years of work experience as an Occupational Therapist.
• Preferred: Prior experience in a similar healthcare facility.

Education/Training:

• Required: Graduate of an accredited School of Occupational Therapy.
• Preferred: Master’s or Doctoral Degree from an accredited School of Occupational Therapy.

Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to evaluate and treat patients with routine diagnoses.
• Competence in setting schedules, managing time, and completing documentation.
• Effective interaction with interdisciplinary teams and self‑directed work teams.
• Customer service skills for interacting with patients and families.

• Schedules and work hours will be established with your specific manager.
• Schedules, including weekends and holidays, will be required based on the unit’s organizational and staffing needs.

• Physical – Lifting 50–100 lbs.
• Activities:
  
  Frequent bending, walking (distance), climbing (steps, ladder, other), reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive)
• Mental/Sensory:
  Strong recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, speak clearly, write legibly, reading, logical thinking
• Emotional:
  Fast‑paced environment, steady pace, able to handle multiple priorities, frequent and intense customer interactions, noisy environment, able to adapt to frequent change

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