Occupational Therapist - Acute Care
Sioux Falls, SD
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

OT (Occupational Therapist)

Location

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Contract Length

13 weeks

Schedule

• Days
• Primary shift is generally Mon-Fri, 8:00-4:30
• 40 hours per week
• No call required
• Weekends required: 1 weekend/month

Setting

• Inpatient acute care and rehab
• 21 beds

Required Qualifications

• BLS Certification
• Occupational therapist must function within the scope and standards of occupational therapy practice as outlined in the South Dakota Occupational Therapy Practice Act and Administrative Rules

Job Responsibilities

• Provide individualized occupational therapy treatment
• Perform evaluations, treatment interventions, team conferences, modalities if able to perform, documentation, and FIMs
• Treat medically complex and often medically unstable patients
• Evaluate and treat patients with orthopedic, neurological, and general medical disorders
• Assess and adjust treatment plans
• Use critical thinking for patients with multiple medical diagnoses and medical/physical/cognitive challenges
• Monitor patients during treatment, including awareness of normal/abnormal vital signs, indications/contraindications, and vital medical equipment
• Recommend appropriate discharge destination
• Manage a high-volume caseload and dynamic schedule
• Communicate with the interdisciplinary team for patient safety, scheduling, discharge planning, resource utilization, and handoff communication
• May supervise certified occupational therapist assistants, aides, and students

Additional Details

• Local candidates accepted
• All clinicians must badge in and out at the facility
• Scrubs: polo in Ceil Blue, Khaki, Gray, or Chocolate Brown, or business casual
• Business casual attire required; no jeans, modest attire
• 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
• Average patient load is 4-5, with some variation