Occupational Therapist-Part Time (Create Your Own Schedule!)

Job description

Join the Rivetus Team!

Rivetus has been serving the geriatric post-acute community since 1998. We are a specialized rehabilitation company operated and managed at the executive level by licensed clinicians. Our unique perspective combines superior knowledge of the healthcare regulatory industry with a passion for positive patient outcomes. We incorporate solid business practices with skill and compassion to provide superior service, expedite healing, and enhance the quality of life for patients recovering in skilled nursing facilities.

Facility Location: 9150 Allen Road, Allen Park, MI 48101

Schedule: Part Time-Create Your Own Schedule!

General Summary:

In this role you will provide occupational therapy services to patients impaired by physical and/or cognitive dysfunction, including assessment, treatment planning and implementation of treatment plans. Participates in patient care conferences, program development, and screenings as appropriate. Provides supervision for OTAs and aides as assigned. Completes appropriate documentation and adheres to policies, procedures and current standards of clinical practice.

Your Responsibilities:

Conducts occupational therapy screenings and evaluations to determine patient independence with activities of daily living, including self-care skills, work and leisure

Provides occupational therapy treatments consistent with the professional and ethical standards of the AOTA for an Occupational Therapist

Develops and implements treatment plans using adaptations, strengthening and retraining to reach patients' highest potential for independence

Adheres to professional standards of practice

Provides direct patient care in accordance with productivity standards by use of graded activities to facilitate the restoration of physical and functional abilities

Checks, instructs, assigns and reviews the work of OTAs and aides as assigned

Provides documentation to maintain quality of the medical record as it relates to accuracy, continuity of care and reimbursement guidelines

Participates, as requested, in patient care conferences, per company guidelines.

Participates in CQI activities as required ensuring continuous quality of care

Promotes current standards of clinical practice through participation in continuing education and in-service programs

Coordinates and/or participates in in-service programs for internal/external groups

Participates in new program development.

Participates in additional activities directed to facilitate effective departmental operations

Participates in company meetings as directed

Required Qualifications: Successful completion of an accredited Occupational Therapy program

Licensure as required by the State of Michigan

Skills and Abilities: Initiative and flexibility in work environment

Ability to exercise professional judgement and initiative when analyzing problems and recommending solutions

Ability to react effectively to the needs of patients and their families

Physical Ability to bend, position, transfer and lift patients weighing from 80 pounds to over 300 pounds without restriction, utilizing lifting devices clinically recommended for the patient

Employee Benefits: Competitive Pay

401k Eligibility & matching after 3 months of service

Reimbursement for Professional Licensure

Worksite address

allen park, MI, 48102, US

Who can apply

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