Occupational Therapist-Home Health FT, Days

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference

• Performs appropriate initial occupational therapy evaluations and re-evaluations and designs an occupational therapy plan of care

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of diagnosis / conditions seen in occupational therapy

• Selects, performs and interprets the results of OT examinations of neurological, musculoskeletal and developmental systems

• Performs and interprets standardized evaluations as determined by appropriateness of client

• Identifies actual or potential problems that would impact the OT treatment regimen as well as the overall plan of care (such as cognitive deficits, family situations, etc.)

• Establishes specific functional and measurable treatment goals based on results of the initial assessment and feedback from patient and family

• Designs the treatment plan appropriate for the patient's age, educational level, cultural background

• Designs the plan for intervention that is coordinated and integrated with other services the individual is receiving

• Revises the treatment plan as appropriate

• Plans, implements, and evaluates a specific and comprehensive treatment plan and participates in patient discharge preparations

• Demonstrates good working knowledge of various Occupational Therapy techniques, flexibility and creativity in the implementation of these therapy techniques

• Interacts regularly with others involved in patient's care to incorporate an interdisciplinary treatment approach for coordinated quality care

• Demonstrates awareness and use of proper safety measures regarding the patients and others in the home and self

• Reassesses patient status in response to treatment and goal achievement, redefines problems and modifies goals and treatment as indicated by the interdisciplinary treatment plan

• Provides information regarding follow-up services which may include a referral to other community resources

• Provides any written instruction for home exercises or care as indicated prior to discharge

• Teaches, counsels and communicates with patients, their families and others to achieve the desired goals of occupational therapy    

• Participates in patient and family education process

• Provides education and training to patients, families and caregivers regarding diagnoses, progress and long-term functional outcomes

• Supports and provides educational material to patients / families for support groups as well as community resources

• Attends multidisciplinary patient conferences

• Promotes health care in the community.

• Complies with departmental policies for documentation

• Documents all aspects of assessment, planning, treatment and discharge in the computer in a timely manner

• Daily treatment records are noted in the computer on a daily basis and are clear and professional in their terminology

• Patient conference notes are succinct and contain information regarding progress to date and focus on further treatment

• Documentation is in compliance with the chart review audit components

• Meets the team / department productivity standards

• Assists with additional coverage when caseload permits and when multiple caseloads may be modified easily to permit one person to assist with coverage in another area

• Complies with established standards of efficient patient scheduling to maintain appropriate levels of productivity

• Accepts and examines performance feedback and incorporates this into their conduct

• Long-term and short-term goals are appropriate, achievable and measurable within a specific time frame

• Attends staff meetings, team meetings and mandatory in services as scheduled

• Completes mandatory training annually and in a timely manner

• Completes PPD testing procedures by the end of the employee's birth month

• Completes assignments in a timely and thorough manner

• Assists with care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, safety, environmental and infection control standards

• Demonstrates willingness to orient and assist and is respectful of the rights of another team members

• Provides supervision to Occupational Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapy students as assigned.

• Assumes an additional team / department responsibility.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

• Experience - One (1) year Occupational Therapy

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• SC OT Licensure from the Board of OT Examiners or OT Compact Commission.

• A valid driver’s license; an acceptable motor vehicle record, as defined by the Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Chart; and proof of auto insurance.

• CPR/BLS Certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic computer skills

• Knowledge of office equipment

• Data entry skills

• Mathematical skills

• Knowledge of basic OT equipment