The primary responsibility of the Occupational Therapist (OT) is to plan, delegate and provide safe and competent occupational therapy interventions as ordered by physician.  In this role, you are entrusted to ensure that the highest degree of quality care can be provided to our residents at all times.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Resident Care Duties: 80%

• Provide occupational therapy assessments as well as develop and implement individualized treatment plans to increase client’s independence and functioning
• Supervise Occupational Therapy Assistants, provisional licensees, students and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards
• Identify need to make referrals to other disciplines to address comprehensive care needs of the client
• Demonstrate competent technical skills according to current Occupational Therapy standards of practice
• Communicate changes in resident’s condition
• Participate in collaborative care conferences
• Participate in discharge and community mobility planning
• Prescribe necessary durable medical equipment to facilitate independence
• Provide accurate and timely billing records and supervise supporting clinical documentation
• Respond to family requests and concerns timely
• Coordinate and provide training with Restorative Nursing and other Care staff
• Assure resident abuse or neglect does not occur
• Provide education and training to patient, caregiver, and community partners
• Observe confidentiality and safeguards for all patient information

Department Duties: 20%

• Assist with training and education of facility and professional partners
• Perform screening rounds as directed by Director of Rehabilitation to assess for client needs and environmental safety
• Provide recommendations to Director of Rehab and other team members opportunities for business improvement, safety concerns or other updates
• Participation in OT/OTA student development and educational programs

• Ensure compliance with mandatory education, training and competency programs

• Assist in maintaining cleanliness and tour readiness of the therapy department
• Performs other duties as assigned

TALENT:

• Executing

Detail oriented and follow through

Takes responsibility and ownership

Ability to prioritize and multi-task priorities

Creates efficiency and effectiveness in process

• Influencing

Communicate clearly and effectively and brings people along

Tough skin to deal with multiple personalities and stakeholders

• Relationship Building

Works well with people including taff, residents and families

High customer services oriented

Ability to foster teamwork

Leads with honesty and integrity

Ability to read people and understand what motivates them

• Strategic Thinking

Curiosity and desire to learn

Ability to think quickly on your feed and come up with alternate solutions

Able to ask great questions

Process information quickly and conceptually

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Effective and efficient time management skills

Sufficient verbal and written communication skills to perform the tasks required

Previous experience and knowledge to provide appropriate care in post acute or long term care environment (preferred)

Knowledge of current Colorado occupational therapy practices and procedures including laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities

Current, unencumbered, active Colorado Occupational Therapy License (required)

Current NBCOT certification

CPR as requested

EDUCATION

Must be a graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program by AOTA

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Frequent squatting, twisting, and reaching;
• Frequent walking and standing
• Occasional resident handling, transferring and lifting from floor over 100 pounds
• Occasional crawling, climbing, and sitting; frequent repetitive pushing, pulling, and grasping up to 50 pounds

OTHER

Classification: Non-Exempt

Professional Memberships are not required but encouraged