Description
This Occupational Therapist role at Intermountain Health involves screening, testing, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating injuries, diseases, and disabilities using occupational therapy procedures and modalities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide skilled occupational therapy services to patients, staying updated on standard practices for different patient groups.
- Conduct evaluations and treatments according to professional standards, considering diagnosis, history, and physician referrals.
- Develop care plans with specific goals based on patient assessments.
- Meet established productivity standards for the department or service line.
- Keep thorough and timely patient records as required by regulations and facility policies.
- Complete patient billing accurately and promptly.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare providers about patient needs and goals.
- Manage all aspects of patient care and education, including supervising assistants, aides, office staff, and students.
- Participate in and promote continuing education opportunities for self and staff.
- Engage in quality improvement processes, including safe equipment use, improving clinical outcomes, patient access, and patient experience.
- Participate in patient care conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, staff meetings, and necessary professional and work groups.
- Contribute to program development and marketing strategies to grow the physical therapy program and achieve department goals.
Requirements:
- Current Occupational Therapist license in the state where you work.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers.
- Basic computer skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Current driver's license, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record.
Physical Requirements:
- Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require verbal communication as well as hearing and understanding spoken information.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
- Expected to lift and utilise full range of movement to transfer patients.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.