Occupational Therapist - PRN - Marshall
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Marshall
Posted on: August 2, 2022
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Job Description:
Description
Summary: To plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy
program in hospital, to facilitate development and rehabilitation
of mentally, physically, or emotionally handicapped. Ability to
perform the essential functions of this position, with or without
reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the
health and safety of self or others. Ability to comply with all
Good Shepherd policies and procedures that are job-related and
consistent with business necessity. Ability to effectively
communicate with patients and provide competent care as appropriate
to the ages of patients served by this position.
Qualifications: Certification/Licensure Texas Licensure (OT)
Responsibilities:
Tests and measures patient's strength, motor development, sensory
perception, functional capacity and respiratory/circulatory
efficiency as needed. Records findings to develop or revise
treatment program as appropriate.
Plans program involving activities, such as manual arts and crafts;
practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking
skills, and activities of daily living; and participation in
sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities
designed to help patients or handicapped persons develop or regain
physical or mental functioning or adjust to handicaps based on
patient's age and ability to comprehend.
Consults with other members of rehabilitation team to select
activity program consistent with needs and capabilities of
individual and to coordinate occupational therapy with other
therapeutic activities.
Selects constructive activities suited to individual's physical
capacity, intelligence level, age, ability to comprehend, and
interest to upgrade individual to maximum independence, prepare
individual for return to employment, assist in restoration of
functions, and aid in adjustment to disability.
Teaches individuals skills and techniques required for
participation in activities and evaluates individual's progress as
appropriate.
Designs and constructs special equipment for individual and
suggests adaptation of individual's work-living environment based
on age and physical abilities.
Requisitions supplies and equipment. 8. Lays out materials for
individual's use and cleans and repairs tools at end of
sessions.
Assists with in-service education of department and/or
hospital-wide personnel. 10. Assists in development and
implementation of PI programs for Occupational Therapy department
and hospital as a whole.
Applies knowledge of age related factors appropriately to patients.
Age groups of patient served are Infant, Toddler, Pre-schooler,
School Age, 30% 10% 10% Adolescent, Young Adult, Middle Adult, and
Older Adult.
Please contact Nadia.Shinkewicz@christushealth.org for any
questions you may have about the position or application
process!
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