Pediatric Occupational Therapist Dallas – Lewisville JOB OVERVIEW: The Pediatric Occupational Therapist Dallas will be based on Lewisville and is a qualified, licensed professional who provides, evaluates and supervises occupational therapy services to patients in their home as prescribed by the attending physician. Patient visits are predominately performed in private residence for home health care agency. JOB TITLE: Pediatric Occupational Therapist Dallas – Lewisville REPORTS TO: Divisional Manager FLSA STATUS: Exempt ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Completes a minimum number of visits defined by the agency
Performs in-depth patient evaluation and develops treatment plans in accordance with physician’s orders
Implements treatment plan, provides state of the art occupational therapy services
Instructs patients, their families and other members of the health team in regards to therapy procedures
Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding changes in patient status to the appropriate team person
Maintains patient’s medical record in accordance with agency standards, completes and submits patient
records
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timely
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Participates in patient care conferences, communicates with other members of the home health team to facilitate the coordination of patient care
Occupational Therapist Dallas supervises Occupational Therapy Assistant to accomplish the plan of treatment which was developed
Participates in staff development and in-service education with the agency to learn new treatments, procedures, developmental skills etc.
Performs all duties in compliance with agency policies and procedures. Adheres to all rules, regulations, and code of ethics, guidelines and codes in federal, state and local laws, which are concerned with the practice of occupational therapy.
May be required to meet with a supervisor, technical support personnel, staffing personnel, or other support staff as needed to maintain therapy standards and patient care.
Incidental time is a part of the job responsibilities which includes, but not limited to, patient chart updates, patient notes and call logs, performance reviews, supervisory meetings, and drive time to patient’s home
QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduate of an accredited school program of occupational therapy
Currently licensed to practice as an Occupational Therapist in the state of Texas
Relevant clinical experience, 1 year or more preferred
Must be physically and legally able to operate a vehicle
OSHA:
I-Position is considered to have opportunity for routine exposure to blood borne pathogens in
the normal
performance
of
job
duties.
II- Position is considered to have occasional opportunity for exposure to blood borne pathogens
in the
normal
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job
duties.
III-Position is considered to have no occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens in the normal performance of job duties. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. A review of this position description may have excluded some of the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. This occupational therapist Dallas area position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisors. I acknowledge that my employment relationship with Pediatric Staffing Services of Texas unless otherwise provided in writing, shall be defined as “employment at will�, where either party may dissolve the relationship at any time. I have reviewed this job description and understand that it is my responsibility to perform up to the high standards set forth by Pediatric Staffing Services of Texas.
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