Occupational Therapist (Per Diem Day) Transitional Care Unit, Toms River, NJReq #:0000164789

Category:Occupational Therapy

Status:Per Diem

Shift:Day

Facility:Community Medical Center

Department:Transitional Care Unit

Location:

CMC Nursing, 99 Highway 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755

Job Overview:

The Occupational Therapist evaluates and implements treatments in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program

• NJ License

• BLS certification through the American Heart Association

• Successful completion of all required orientation programs

Scheduling Requirements:

• Per Diem

• Day Shift

• Weekends required

Essential Functions:

• Coordinates and collaborates with healthcare team to provide the highest quality service possible

• Communicates findings to Case Managers

• Communicates and discusses cases with referring practitioners as needed

• Consults on cases and issues providing professional advice to team

• Instructs nursing and other team members how best to manage patients considering rehab needs

• Coordinates care with other rehab disciplines

• Determines the plan of care and the prognosis, predicting the optimal level of improvement in function and the amount of time needed to reach that level

• Designs a plan of care that integrates goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plan

• Appropriately creates patient centered goals and predicts outcomes and determines criteria for discharge

• Establishes goals and desired functional outcomes that specify expected time durations

• Establishes a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, caregiver, and others

• Establishes a plan of care consistent with the examination and evaluation

• Establishes a plan of care minimizing risk to the patient and those involved with the delivery of the patient's care

• Demonstrates awareness of contraindications and precautions of treatment age specific

• Establishes a plan of care designed to produce the maximum patient outcomes utilizing available resources

• Adjusts the plan of care in response to changes in patient status

• Identifies the most appropriate settings for service, explores all alternative service delivery options and effectively implements plans

• Establishes the plan of care considering barriers to learning

• Educates others patients, residents, family, caregivers, staff, students, other health care providers, using relevant and effective teaching methods

• Designs educational activities to address identified needs

• Conducts educational activities using a variety of instructional strategies as needed

• Assesses effectiveness of educational activities

• Evaluates findings, considers current level of impairments and probability of prolonged impairment, functional limitations and disabilities

• Performs regular re-examinations of patient status

• Performs regular evaluations of the effectiveness of patient treatment

• Evaluates changes in patient status

• Bills accurately and according to policies and regulations

• Schedules patients/ residents to maximize treatment outcomes and efficiencies

• Reports near misses and incidents to appropriate parties

• Performs evaluations/ assessments and screenings including history, systems review, tests and measures

• Obtains accurate information by performing the selected examination methods

• Adjusts examination according to patient response

• Performs examination minimizing risk to the patient, self, and others involved in the delivery of the patient's care

• Performs therapy evaluation procedures in a technically competent manner

• Spontaneously probes for additional relevant information, obtains info from other sources and integrates data in order to identify etiologic and or contributing factors

• Administers evaluation in a uniform manner to ensure findings are valid and reliable

• Selects reliable and valid examination methods relevant to the chief complaint, results of screening, and history of the patient/ resident

• Provides skilled interventions, maximizing the patient's outcomes by successfully anticipating patients' response to care provided

• Performs effective, efficient, fluid, and coordinated movement in providing technically competent interventions for patients

• Performs interventions consistent with the plan of care

• Determines time for discharge and educates patients on discharge responsibilities

• Determines need for referral to other disciplines based upon progress, lack of progress with rehab care

• Determines educational needs and educates patients' residents' families

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RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

• RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer