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Occupational Therapist - Acute, PRN

Baptist Health Care

#Rehabilitation #BLS #Patient Education #Occupational Therapist #Plan Of Care #Mobility #Functional Assessments #Pain Relief #Caregiver Education

Quick overview

The Occupational Therapist assesses, plans, organizes, and participates in rehabilitative programs designed to improve patient mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and prevent deformity resulting from disease or injury. This role involves implementing evidence-based care plans and educating patients and caregivers to ensure active participation in continuing activities at home.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a minimum of a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy and must obtain a Licensed Occupational Therapist in the State of Florida and a BLS for Healthcare Providers certification upon hire. Required abilities include excellent communication, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to motivate others.

bachelor degreepostgraduate degreeAttention To DetailWritten CommunicationCommunicationOrganizational SkillsPeople SkillsMotivationCustomer Service SkillsDocumentation Skills

Job description

The Occupational Therapist assesses plans, organizes, and participates in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury.
Through the use of physical and functional assessments, level of dysfunction is identified; plan of care is determined and documented.
This position implements care plan through the use of evidence based modalities and skilled interventions to increase patients' ability to achieve mutually established functional goals.
The occupational therapist educates the patient/caregivers in treatment and care to engage patient in being an active participant in continuing activities at home.
This position monitors and evaluates outcomes related to the assessment and plan of care.

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama.
The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network.
With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.
Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA.
Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse

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