Job: Occupational Therapist
Job Description
Job Type: PRN, Hourly
Wage: $30-$37.72/hr.
Location: Westcliffe, CO.
Job Description:
HRRMC Rehab Department in Westcliffe: has a PRN opening, (working on call as needed) as an Occupational Therapist. This position will be eligible for employer matching retirement plans, employee gym, and employee assistance program. This position is also eligible for an 8% pay differential. Apply on line www.hrrmc.com
SCOPE STATEMENT:
Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation, rehabilitation, and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory-perceptual, and other aspects of performance in a variety of contexts and environments to support engagement in occupations that affect physical and mental health, well-being, and quality of life. Facilitates mental health screenings, assessment, treatment and triage of care for identified individuals in a consultative capacity to minimize emotional or otherwise harm to the patient and maximize participation in the individual's plan of care. Provides quality occupational therapy care in all areas of rehabilitation by performing services at the preventive, acute and rehabilitative stages directed toward achieving increased functional independence and decreased functional decline and the need for more intensive care.
VACCINATION EXEMPTIONS ACCEPTED
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a negative drug screen test*, criminal background check, reference checks, infection prevention procedures (TB test, Flu Shot, immunization records, etc.), physical capacity profile and acknowledgement of policies.
Salary for this position is based on years of experience and ranges from entry level of $30.00 to $37.72 per hour.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES PER AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
1. Performs the duties per the Occupational Therapist Scope of Practice, including but not limited to:
a. Examines patients with impairments, functional limitations, and disability or other health-related conditions in order to determine a diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention.
b. Alleviates impairments and functional limitations by designing, implementing and modifying therapeutic interventions.
c. Prevents injury, impairments, functional limitations, and disability, including the promotion and maintenance of fitness, health, and quality of life in all age populations.
d. Engages in consultation, education, and research.
e. Maintains a record on each patient including physician orders, diagnosis, treatment, progress, record of attendance and summary, in a timely manner. Submit and verify patient charges for services rendered.
f. Provides appropriate supervision of aides and assistants.
g. Establishes the activities program for swing bed patients, contacting those patients in compliance with hospital requirements.
h. Actively participates in discharge planning.
i. Appropriately delegates care to COTA
2. Interacts positively with new recruits presenting the organization in a positive manner.
3. Communicates any concerns or issues directly with their manager whenever possible or consults immediately with their immediate supervisor. Does not wait to be rounded on to share concerns.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Finance
a. Makes recommendations for equipment needs to manager, including providing supporting justification
b. Identifies cost savings and productivity improvement opportunities and recommends to manager/director/VP
c. Accurately and timely records time worked and requests timecard modification/PTO through full utilization of Kronos functionality. Works overtime only with manager/director/VP prior approval and identifies observed overtime concerns/issues
d. Makes recommendations for strategic planning productivity improvement to manager/director
2. Quality
a. Follows all policies and procedures. Follows regulatory standards elements of performance per policy.
b. Follows expectations for a culture of safety. Provides immediate feedback to direct supervisor and/or manager about concerns and/or recommendations related to safety and accountability. Maintains a calm and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
c. Using data from audit and survey results along with input from the team lead, supervisor, and/or manager implements quality metrics being captured for Performance Improvement. Follows all standard of care procedures in order to achieve optimal results.
d. Monitors vendors for compliance with badge use and immediately reports concern to immediate supervisor.
e. Engages with department performance improvement strategies, may be asked to lead a strategy per supervisor/manager recommendation. Communicates performance improvement recommendations to supervisor.
f. Proactively participates with the annual competency completion expectation.
3. Employee Relations, Retention and Recruitment
a. Complete required onboarding and training by due date. Involved with training and onboarding new employees as requested.
b. Complete all staff competencies and mandatory education as required by the due date.
c. Complete self-evaluation by the listed due date. Provides at least two measurable goals for the coming review year. For any competencies in which you are scored as needs improvement or does not meet, complete an action plan with measurable steps and due dates to accomplish the listed competency
d. Review and approve policies, procedures, standards and protocols as required. Follow all HRRMC policies as outlined.
e. Actively involved and provide input with departmental HR strategic plan
f. Attend at least 75% of departmental meetings; provide education updates at staff meetings as applicable when attend conferences or educational events.
g. Responsible to ensure all essential duties of job description are met as well as required education, certification and licensure as outlined.
h. Actively participates in one on one meeting with immediate supervisor and providing concerns with follow-up solutions to the issues outlined.
i. Communicate all questions, concerns and recommendations to direct report immediately in a concise, tactful and straightforward manner. Log into SharePoint daily to review daily communications to stay abreast of information. Read and respond to emails daily and ensure all emails contain two critical components (purpose and request). Employees who are on the Communications Team share relevant info at their monthly departmental meeting.
j. Follow the constructive problem solving policy and process.
4. Service Excellence
a. Provides exceptional customer service in all interactions utilizing proactive patient communication and practicing AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation and Thank).
b. Immediately addresses customer concerns and communicates promptly with immediate supervisor to keep them in the loop. If concern cannot be addressed, refer to direct report or grievance officer.
c. Responsible for carrying out departmental service excellence strategies in accordance with the departmental strategic plans. Provides input into the development of the service excellence plan.
5. Marketing
a. Provides input to manager and/or helps department achieve community needs and relationships strategies on departmental plan.
b. Shares ideas for departmental events with manager and attends departmental events.
c. Presents self and the hospital in the best possible manner.
6. Facility
a. Provides immediate feedback to the team lead or in the absence of team lead the supervisor and/or manager about concerns and/or recommendations related to regulations and codes.
b. Completes work orders timely once a maintenance issue is identified.
c. Provides immediate feedback to the team lead and/or supervisor and/or manager about concerns and/or recommendations related to safety and accountability concerns.
7. Information Services
a. Practices the utmost in information security ensuring that personal passwords and user names are never shared with anyone.
b. Will always verify vendors claiming to be working with HRRMC before allowing vendors into secure areas or access to any electronic devices (including verbal instruction to execute commands on your PC in person of over the phone). Contacts the IS Emergency Line at (719) 530-2225, option 1 to reach a member of IS Staff immediately for verification
c. Ensures that no link or attachment within an email received from outside HRRMC is clicked unless the content is expected, recognized and verified. Employee promotes a culture of suspicious of outside emails requesting sensitive information. If an unsolicited message is received from outside HRRMC (even from a known contact) employee shall use extreme caution. If there are questions or uncertainty, employee will verify with the sender, call IS, or start and. IS ticket for assistance.
8. Physician Relations, Retention and Recruitment
a. Encouraged to communicate ideas for new providers and services to supervisor and HRRMC leadership if applicable. Will participate in recruitment interviews as requested and will maintain candidate confidentiality both internally and externally. Provides immediate feedback on candidates to direct report
Requirements
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
The Occupational Therapist is a graduate of an occupational therapist Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate accredited degree program.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- Current, active Occupational Therapist License in Colorado or a permit from the licensing board while awaiting licensure exam.
- Current CPR Certification.
**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.