Occupational Therapist - Acute Care
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls

OT Acute Care

Overview

• Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days
• Hours: 40 per week
• Primary schedule: Mon-Fri, generally 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
• Weekends required: 1 weekend/month
• No call required
• Setting: Inpatient acute care and rehab
• Unit size: 21 beds
• Local candidates accepted within 80 miles

Required Qualifications

• BLS Certification
• Occupational Therapist role in acute care
• Must be able to evaluate and treat medically complex and often medically unstable patients
• Must be able to manage a high-volume caseload and a dynamic schedule
• Must be able to communicate with an interdisciplinary team
• Must function within the scope and standards of occupational therapy practice as outlined in the South Dakota Occupational Therapy Practice Act and Administrative Rules

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized occupational therapy treatment
• Perform evaluations, treatment interventions, team conferences, documentation, and FIMs
• Use modalities if able to perform them
• Assess and adjust treatment plans as needed
• Recommend appropriate discharge destinations
• Supervise certified occupational therapist assistants, aides, and students when asked
• Supervise students providing patient care, treatment, and/or services as part of their training when asked

Additional Details

• Computerized charting
• Access to UE Bioness and Dynavision
• Orientation includes 1 to 2 days of computer documentation training plus additional department-specific training over several days
• Dress code: business casual or polo in Ceil Blue, Khaki, Gray, or Chocolate Brown; no jeans; modest attire
• Clinicians must badge in and out at the facility
• If the clinician has ever worked for Sanford Health, this must be noted in submission; prior employment there requires an end date at least 6 months before submission