Job Summary:
Responsible for the occupational therapy of patients under the direction and supervision of the Rehabilitation Services.
Essential Responsibilities:
+ Evaluates patients, interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
+ Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.
+ Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy.
+ Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient.
+ May delegate a portion of the treatment program to the appropriate supportive personnel.
+ Coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
+ Provides advice and education to patient and family.
+ Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, the need for modifying goals an...