Occupational Therapist
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center

Occupational Therapist

Location

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Employment Type

• Clinical Specialists/Professionals

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Job Description

• Perform professional Occupational Therapy activities under general supervision.
• Plan, evaluate, establish, and implement individual and group treatment activities based on physician’s referral.
• 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.
• Inform patients and families about goals and progress.
• Assist with discharge planning by ordering equipment and instructing patients on home therapy plans.
• May supervise students.

Shift & Hours

• Acute and trauma experience required.
• Travel experience preferred but not required.
• 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week.

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