Occupational Therapist OT Outpatient

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Responsibilities

• Perform patient transfers with assistance as needed from bed, chair, and floor, demonstrating safe and appropriate body mechanics.
• Design an appropriate plan of care that integrates goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plan, adjusting the care based on patient response and available evidence.
• Educate patients, family, caregivers, students, and other health care providers using relevant and effective teaching methods.
• Perform examination, selecting reliable and valid examination methods relevant to the chief complaint, results of screening, and history.
• Screen patients using procedures to determine the effectiveness of and need for therapy services.
• Use support personnel according to legal standards and ethical guidelines, monitoring the care delivered by support personnel and providing regular feedback.
• Document evaluations and plans of care according to department policy including goals, modifications of treatment plans and patients' response to treatments.
• Evaluate clinical findings to determine therapy diagnoses and outcomes of care.
• Complete annual education as assigned to comply with DNV Hip and Knee Replacement Program requirements.
• Evaluate patients' impairments related to upper extremity function.
• Establish a plan of care based on functional deficits and patients' goals.
• Complete objective testing for range of motion, strength, and performance of daily functional tasks.
• Complete daily documentation and charging in therapy EMR.
• Complete therapeutic ultrasound treatment.
• Complete fluidotherapy treatment.
• Communicate with referring provider on patient progress and treatment recommendations.

About CARLE

Carle Health is a healthcare organization operating in Illinois, offering a wide range of services including clinical care, health insurance, research, and academics. They have a team of nearly 16,500 members providing high-quality care through eight hospitals, physician group practices, health insurance plans, and medical education institutions, with a focus on innovation, diversity, and community impact.