Travel Occupational Therapist
Urbana, IL
Integrated Healthcare Services
5x8 hrs, Days

Occupational Therapist - Acute Therapy

Location

• Urbana, Illinois

Job Type

• Clinical Allied Health

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Work Schedule

• Day shift, Monday to Friday
• 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Job Description

• Evaluate and treat patients of all ages.
• Serve as a clinical resource and role model for staff and students.
• Perform patient transfers with assistance as needed.
• Use safe and appropriate body mechanics to prevent injury.
• Design and adjust plans of care integrating goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plans.
• Educate patients, families, caregivers, students, and healthcare providers.
• Evaluate clinical findings to determine therapy diagnoses and outcomes.
• Perform examinations using reliable and valid methods relevant to patient complaints and history.
• Screen patients to determine the need and effectiveness of therapy services.
• Utilize support personnel according to legal and ethical guidelines; monitor and provide feedback.
• Document evaluations, plans of care, treatment modifications, and patient responses according to policy.
• Implement functional intervention plans considering patients’ functional and emotional needs.
• Modify approaches based on patient behavior and performance.
• Use standardized outcome measures to accurately reflect functional performance.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and significant others throughout rehabilitation; provide education and family training.
• Supervise Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTA) and rehabilitation technicians per regulatory standards.
• Communicate patient status, activity/transfer recommendations, discharge disposition, and equipment needs with the medical team.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Illinois
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy