Occupational Therapist Per Diem Inpatient Outpatient

Job description

• 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 and treatment.


• Discharges patient from occupational therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy.


• Provides accurate, timely documentation of occupational therapy patient management.


• Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.