Occupational Therapist
Intermountain Healthcare - Ogden, UT
posted 4 days ago
About the position
The Occupational Therapist provides direct patient services that may include identifying, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating. This position also provides indirect services including consulting, advising, teaching, and training patients and their caregivers. Primary Children's Behavioral Health Summit Day Programs and McKay Dee Pediatric Behavioral Health Inpatient is excited to add an Occupational Therapist to our multidisciplinary teams. This is an opportunity for a talented OT passionate about behavioral health to join a program that seeks to support and improve the lives of struggling youth. The OT will conduct evaluations, develop individualized treatment plans, implement therapeutic programming, collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, and lead therapeutic groups. Based at our Primary Children's Summit location and McKay Dee Hospital location in Ogden, Utah, this position is Full Time with partial weekend coverage.
Responsibilities
- Assesses and evaluates a patient's condition according to the physician order and current standards of practice.
- Provides appropriate intervention including treatment related to the established plan of care with appropriate duration and intensity.
- Educates and trains patients and their caregivers.
- Accepts assignments from Director or Team Lead including case load, productivity standard, education and in-servicing others, orienting and training new employees, supervising and training students, and supervising COTAs and Aides.
- Actively participates in the quality improvement process for the team and the clinical setting and then follows through with the improvements.
- Communicates through written chart notes, evaluations, progress reports, and discharge summaries regarding patient's status, any complications, prognosis, and plans for follow-up care.
- Records daily charges and submits for payment according to department billing guidelines.
- Participates in regularly scheduled or special clinical meetings related to patient care and clinic management.
- Maintains appropriate team and interdisciplinary relationships.
Requirements
- Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
- Current license in the State of practice.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers.
Nice-to-haves
- Certified Occupational Therapist through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
Benefits
- Generous benefits package covering a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness.
