Travel Occupational Therapist - School (OT) - $41 to $51 per hour in Yuma, AZ

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$41 to $51 per hour

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the evaluation, planning, administration and supervision of

Physical Therapy treatment in accordance with physician referral, state and national

organizational standards, regulatory agencies, and established departmental policies and

procedures. This position demonstrates the clinical competence and knowledge necessary

to provide treatment appropriate to the age of the patients served.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Evaluates patient's functional abilities and limitations. Determines if intervention is

needed. Establishes a plan of care and treatment goals. Completes comprehensive

evaluation within the established time frame set by the department. Identifies and

prioritizes key limiting factors. Establishes treatment goals that are functional, measurable,

patient related and reflects the key limiting factors. Collaborates with patient and

family / caregiver when setting goals. Initiates discharge planning. Recommends additions

to or modifications of referring orders.

2. Implements individualized treatment plan with consideration to the patient's physical,

social, spiritual, cultural, educational and age specific needs. Provides skilled treatment in

a safe manner. Assesses ongoing effectiveness of treatment and modifies plan of care as

indicated. Involves patient and family / caregiver in the treatment and decision making

process. Provides ongoing education to physician, nurse, patient, family / caregiver, and

interdisciplinary team.

3. Documents according to professional practice guidelines set by regulatory agencies.

Documents legibly. Completes documentation within the established time frames of the

department. Documents evidence based and individualized treatment techniques / plan.

Documentation reflects skilled intervention and comprehensive assessment of the

patient's progress or lack of progress. Treatment goals are reassessed according to

department policies.

4. Communicates pertinent patient information to ensure the best possible follow through

of care. Communicates evaluation / treatment results and patient progress to physicians,

nurses, patient, family / caregiver, and interdisciplinary team. Communicates in a clear and

timely manner. Accepts responsibility to contact physicians for routine or difficult problem

solving to ensure optimal patient outcome. Defends treatment rationale with standard

practices and / or current literature.

5. Exhibits adaptability in assignments as it relates to caseload, scheduling, and staffing

shifts. Takes initiative to assist in other patient care areas and accepts responsibility for all

patient care needs.

6. Demonstrates appropriate supervision and delegation of personnel to achieve safe

delivery of quality cost effective patient care. Supervision and delegation of the PTA, ATC,

Therapy Technician and student complies with department policies and regulatory

agencies. Participates in the training and orientation of new personnel. Assures

competency of personnel, prior to delegation of task.

7. Department operational activities. Attends department required meetings and / or follows

up to obtain pertinent information. Participates in departmental / facility process

improvement. Meets productivity standards set by the department.

8. This position has responsibility for interacting with all levels of staff in a variety of

departments, physicians, patients, families, and external contacts such as employees of

other health care institutions, community provides and agencies concerning the health

care of the patient. Also interacts with the physician offices in order to report, request or

clarify information.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must have graduated from an APTA accredited school of Physical Therapy, or equivalent.

Must possess a current Physical Therapy license within the State of practice. BLS

certification required.

Relates throughout the interview process their clinical competency, experience, training

and education they have received that is required to perform the job. Demonstrates

through behaviors and answers to job related experiential questions

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About Patterns LLC

Patterns is one of the leading service providers in the business process outsourcing industry.

Patterns was incepted with the pursuit of being the one-stop solutions provider for all the business process outsourcing needs. For more than 10 years, we have been catering to SMEs and corporate companies in the segment of Promotional Products, Printing, Apparels, Embroidery, Commercial Photography, Ecommerce, Automotive and many others.

At Patterns, we offer a wide range of business services, right from creative and technical to administrative. Our array of services includes Vector Artwork, Embroidery Digitizing, Graphics Designing, Digital Image Editing, Virtual Assistance, Data Processing, Website Development, Staffing, and Recruitment.