Occupational Therapist

Phoenix

Arizona

1533 live openings

• Evaluate the patient’s level of functioning by applying diagnostic and prognostic procedures.
• Patient
• Outcomes: Use activities and home exercise programs to improve range of motion, muscle strength, and coordination through passive/active exercise and/or activity.
• Minimize
• Patient
• Risk: Helps decrease re-hospitalizations by teaching the patient on preventative measures and making good decisions.
• Family
• Educator/Advocate: Counsel patient and family on the disease/injury and how to manage in all phases of occupational therapy. Instruct patient and family members on proper use of equipment such as wheelchairs, braces, walkers, crutches, canes, and other prosthetic/orthotic devices.

Supervision

• Oversee and supervise total care of patient provided by COTA.
• Communication/Collaboration: Communicate with the COTA on supervisory visit results.

Policies

• Completes all clinical documentation following agency protocol and Medicare/Federal guidelines.
• Rules and
• Regulations: Understand and follow agency policies, procedures, rules, and regulations and communicate changes in schedule/availability to schedulers or supervisors.

Operations

• Attend in-service training and mandatory agency meetings.
• HARD &
• SOFT
• SKILLS: Compassionate communicator with a positive attitude Patience is a virtue when working with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers Attention to detail is critical, as is being observant and following directions
• REQUIREMENTS: Occupational Therapist with a current license in the state of employment. Minimum one-year experience as a OT in an acute care setting. Home care experience preferred. Valid driver's license and auto insurance in your name as a driver Capable of all physical demands We are proud to be part of the Alternate Solutions Health Network family. #INDBAP1 We’ll help you put your passion for patient care to work. Apply today! This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. ASHN will never ask, nor require a candidate to provide money for work equipment and network access during the application process. If you become aware of any instances where you as a candidate are asked to provide information and do not believe it is a legitimate request from Humana or affiliate, please contact jennifer.sanchez@ashealthnet.com to validate the request Alternate Solutions Health Network collaborates with health systems in joint venture partnerships to create a post-acute care solution to deliver efficient centralized operations that is patient focused. Our company has been dedicated, since the very beginning, to transforming the quality of care for our team and our patients.