Position Summary:
Position Summary
Treat injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities to develop, recover, and improve the skills
needed for daily living and working.
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
- Evaluates patients, gathering data from the patient, physician, interdisciplinary team meetings if available, family and significant other persons and data sources.
- Develops treatment plans which integrate with the continuum of care and have specific goals and objectives.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to treat and provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned caseload.
- Demonstrates the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as delineated in the departmental policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates competency in the use, care and maintenance of profession specific equipment, observing safety precautions and providing verbal explanations of the equipment and its purpose.
- Re-evaluates and modifies treatment plan and goals when appropriate, and prepares written documentation as required by the department, and the care team.
- Recognizes and communicates when the patient has received optimal benefit from therapy.
- Ensures complete documentation and accurate billing.
- Adheres to State Practice Act and Standards of Practice.
- Provides patient/family education as indicated.
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state
and local standards.
- Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
Education/Training
Bachelor’s degree or higher from an approved program in occupational therapy.
Licensure/Certification
- Maintains current Occupational Therapist license in the State of Florida-temporary permit acceptable.
- Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.
Experience
None
