Occupational Therapist - Outpatient Peds, part-time 27 hrs/wk, Monday - Friday

Job Title:   Occupational Therapist - Outpatient         
Job Location:  Lincoln
Immediate Supervisor: Occupational Therapy Clinical Supervisor
Status:  Hourly         


JOB OVERVIEW

Responsible for planning and administering occupational therapy treatment programs for patients to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability.  Deliver quality patient care from admission through discharge including patient and family education/training as well as outcomes assessment. Maintain accurate and timely documentation including monitoring visit utilization and insurance authorization. Responsible for designing and constructing special equipment, orthotics or casts for patients, and suggesting adaptations of patient's living-workenvironment.  


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Select, administer and interpret appropriate evaluation procedures for patients.
• Compile, record and analyze evaluation information in order to assist in establishing a treatment program.
• Identify problems, formulate functional treatment goals and coordinate individual patient treatment programs.
• Record pertinent patient information in order to document changes and comply with legal and ethical standards, including daily charting, team summary, plan of care, insurance justifications, initial and discharge summaries and patient exercise programs.
• Record daily treatment charges and equipment/supply billing in order to insure fair and accurate financial records.
• Analyze and revise treatment programs to insure continuing appropriate intervention.
• Modify therapeutic interventions to accommodate the age of the patient population.
• Accurately completes outcomes tools.
• Compile, record and analyze information through chart audits in order to ensure quality documentation.
• Instruct patients and families/caregivers in functional activities and exercise programs in order to facilitate follow up on discharge.
• Assist patients and families with recommendations, ordering, fitting and modification of needed equipment.
• Provide education regarding the patient's condition and/or disease process so that patients and families will have a basic understanding.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, staff, outside contacts/sources.
• Assist with planning and coordination of new staff orientation and provides advice and guidance for new staff members.
  
  
  PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
• Medium work with frequent lifting.
• Moderate assist transfers for a patient of 250 pounds who is able to use his/her upper extremities for support routinely requires pulling/lifting force of approximately 50 pounds to be generated in order to complete a safe transfer.
• Requires sufficient strength to produce 50 pounds of force to push a wheelchair with a 300-pound individual on level surfaces. Constant walking with maximum duration of up 30 minutes sustained walking on tile, carpet and other surfaces.
• Must tolerate frequent standing with sustained periods of up to one hour on tile, carpet, and shower surfaces. Must tolerate frequent sitting with sustained periods of up to one hour.  Frequent reaching with both arms at low, waist, and high levels.
  
  
  QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelors, Masters Degree, Doctorate in occupational therapy, or be eligible for certification.
• Must possess current Nebraska licensure or temporary Nebraska license pending successful completion of licensing examination.
• Must possess current Nebraska licensure for physical agent modalities (to include superficial thermal agents, deep thermal agents and electrotherapeutic agents) or obtain within 6 months from date of hire.
• CPR for Health Care Provider/CPR for Professional Rescuer required at time of hire or within 30 days from date of hire.
• May be required to drive a motor vehicle.  If required to drive, must have current valid driverâ??s license, must submit a copy of current driverâ??s abstract reflecting a good driving record, and have the required mobility needed to drive.