Occupational Therapist, Adult Rehab Services
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center

Occupational Therapist

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employment Type: Clinical Specialist / Professional
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Acute and Trauma experience required
Hours: 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week

Job Description

Under general supervision, perform professional Occupational Therapy activities including planning, evaluating, establishing, and implementing individual and group treatment activities under physician direction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interpret physician referrals and select appropriate standardized evaluation procedures.
• Evaluate patients in areas such as independent living skills, occupational performance, prevocational work adjustment, educational skills, play-leisure abilities, social skills, and psychosocial skills.
• Develop treatment plans with short- and long-term goals, including frequency and duration of treatment.
• Assist patients by designing and fabricating adaptive equipment and orthotic devices, and instruct on joint protection and body mechanics.
• Communicate goals and progress to patients and families.
• Assist with discharge planning by ordering equipment and instructing patients on home therapy plans.
• May supervise students.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Oklahoma
• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association

Additional Information

• Travel is not required for this position.