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Occupational Therapist Full Time Days

Tenet Healthcare

#Interdisciplinary Team #Patient Care #Orthopedics #Occupational Therapy #Clinical Documentation #Stroke #Brain Injury #Spinal Cord Injury #Motor Skills

Quick overview

Evaluates and treats patients using standard occupational therapy procedures to enhance motor, sensory, and cognitive skills. Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to develop and execute personalized treatment plans to promote patient independence.

Requirements summary

Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and a current license to practice in the State of Michigan. Candidates must be certified or eligible for certification by the NBCOT, with one year of clinical experience preferred.

bachelor degreeprofessional certificatepostgraduate degreePatient EducationTreatment PlanningClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient EvaluationCognitive RehabilitationSupervision of AssistantsNeurological AssessmentOccupational Therapy ProceduresMotor Skills Enhancement

Job description

$10,000 Sign on Bonus, with required relevant experience DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan is one of the nation’s largest hospitals specializing in rehabilitation medicine and research.
RIM is known for its clinical expertise in spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputee, orthopedics and catastrophic injury care.
The Institute houses the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery and the Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System (SEMTBIS), one of only 16 federally designated model systems of care for brain injury care and research.
RIM also operates 31 outpatient sites throughout southeast Michigan specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics.
Job Summary Under general supervision, evaluates & treats patients using standard occupational therapy procedures.
Evaluates patients motor and neurological capabilities and documents findings.
Directs, plans, organizes, and executes occupational therapy programs for patients.
Exercises professional judgment in selection of treatment media, consistent with attending physicians prescriptions.
Implements programs designed to enhance motor, sensory, cognitive and interpersonal skills of the patient in order to promote patient independence and productivity.
Works with attending physician in order to establish patient therapy goals that are consistent with physicians diagnosis.
Prepares treatment plans consistent with therapy goals; provides group or individual therapy selecting from a variety of occupational therapy modalities.
Documents patient treatments, initial evaluation, progress notes and discharge summaries in accordance with established departmental and service line policies and protocols.
Attends interdisciplinary team conferences and various meetings to consult with other team members regarding patient treatment & program development Oversees, instructs and evaluates occupational therapy assistants, aids, students and / or volunteers as assigned.
Co-signs notes written by occupational therapy assistants, aids or students.
Maintains professional expertise through workshops, lectures, in-services, conferences, etc.
Assists in the implementation of programs & services to foster interdisciplinary approach and a service line system of care.
Promotes and adheres to the mission, vision and values of the DMC and the customer service behavior standards.

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