Outpatient Occupational Therapist
Alpena, MI
Travel Nurses, Inc.
5x8 hrs

Occupational Therapist (OT) - Outpatient (Days)

Location: Alpena, Michigan
Employment Type: Temporary
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Delegate responsibilities to Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides.
• Perform patient-focused activities including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation following occupational therapy standards, physician orders, and policies.
• Evaluate patient function using formal and informal testing to assess skeletal, neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, developmental, social, and cognitive status.
• Develop goal-specific treatment plans based on assessment data and patient tolerance.
• Submit written treatment plans as part of the authorized plan of care; update plans as patient status changes.
• Devise treatment schedules specifying frequency and duration; coordinate with patient/family/caregiver and clinical staff.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on pathology, prognosis, treatment rationale, and alternatives.
• Supervise Occupational Therapist Assistants, Home Health Aides, and students according to regulatory standards.
• Work setting is primarily outpatient with some acute care.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Michigan
• Experience working with Pediatric patients
• BLS issued by American Heart Association

Additional Information

• Dress code: Business Casual
• Scheduling requests must be submitted at the time of application; no scheduling changes will be approved after offer.
• Facility is a 139 licensed-bed hospital located in northeast Michigan, offering a full range of physical therapy services.

Shift

• Days