Benefits:
Sick Pay Time
This job generally requires the ability to do the following:
Review patients’ medical history and asses their condition and needs
Evaluate patients' ability to do certain tasks
Confer with physicians, patients and their families, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other members of a patient's care team
Develop a treatment plan for patients with specific goals and tasks that will help them meet those goals
Guide patients to perform tasks to meet their goals
Demonstrate exercises that can help patients better perform everyday tasks and relieve pain
Evaluate a patient’s home or workplace and identify potential improvements based on their needs
Educate a patient’s family about how to help care for and accommodate them
Recommend and teach patients how to use adaptive equipment that will help them with daily living, such as wheelchairs and eating aids
Assess patients' progress against goals and prepare reports for healthcare providers and insurance agencies
Individual occupational therapy plans differ depending on patients' needs, but all strive to develop, increase, or maintain independence in performing tasks of daily living.