Occupational Therapist

Description

Plans and administers medically prescribed and necessary occupational therapy treatment for patients suffering from injuries or dysfunction of the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems and helps to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent disability by performing the following duties personally or through appropriate delegation to an Occupational therapy assistant or an Occupational therapy technician.

Tasks and Duties: 

The following includes the essential duties and responsibilities of an Occupational Therapist:

• Reviews physician’s referral/prescription and patient’s condition and medical records to determine Occupational therapy treatment required.
• Evaluate and treat post surgical orthopedic patients per physician protocol
• Tests and measures patient’s strength, motor development, sensory perception, functional capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency and records findings to develop or revise treatment programs.
• Plans and prepares written treatment program based on evaluation of patient data.
• Administers  Occupational therapy treatments (including home instruction) within scope  of Occupational therapy practice appropriately and monitors patient responses to such treatments.
• Evaluates effects of treatments at various stages and adjusts treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
• Documents treatments, responses, and progress in patient’s charts (electronic/paper based) according to clinic guidelines.
• Confers  with physician and other practitioners to obtain additional patient information, suggest revision in treatment program, and integrate Occupational therapy treatment with other aspects of patient health care.
• Supervises and assists with student observation/clinical rotation if applicable.
• Assist  in marketing and promotional efforts and events as needed.
• Participates in in-services and other departmental meetings that are organized.
• Assists with smooth running of the clinic with accepting responsibilities assigned to him/her by the Rehab Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (B.S.) from a college or university.
• Must have current TX Occupational Therapist license. 
• One or two years of related experience. (Also, open to new grads with an Ortho Rotation). 
• Orthopedics outpatient experience a plus.