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Outpatient Occupational Therapist - PRN - Maryland Heights Missouri
Company: Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital Location: Maryland Heights, Missouri
Posted On: 05/17/2024
Ranken Jordan is the country's first pediatric bridge hospital. Inpatients and outpatients with complex medical conditions, injuries and illnesses come to our one-of-a-kind facility from throughout the region to get better faster and prepare for the transition back to home. A Peek Behind the Room Divider: - Founded in 1941 by Mary Ranken Jordan who implored her staff to "...consider the children, first, in all that we do." These words still guide every employee, every day.
- Our guiding mission is to help kids and their families' transition from hospital to home. That means we practice world-class pediatric medicine to treat the symptoms but we also train parents and caregivers to provide a high-level of care at home so patients continue to progress after discharge
- "Care Beyond the Bedside" means that our kids receive their therapies and rehab away from their rooms and out of their beds as much as 70% of the day. The rest of the time, they are playing just being kids in our state of the art facility designed to inspire children!
JOB SUMMARY: Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge hospital is currently looking for a PRN Outpatient Occupational Therapist. In this position you will assess, monitor and treat patients (inpatients and outpatients) for physical impairments, cognitive impairments, functional limitations and developmental delays. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Patient Care - Performs comprehensive evaluation of patients' physical, developmental, and psychosocial needs; plans appropriate therapy, ensuring a safe environment for patients and staff.
- Provides treatment that involves therapeutic use of self-care, work, and play/leisure activities to increase independent function through developmental motor intervention, sensory integration, cognitive retraining, oral/motor feeding, visual perception retraining, fabrication of splints, environmental adaptations and home accessibility evaluations.
- Makes recommendations for patient equipment and assists in ordering; assists in ordering and maintenance of departmental equipment, toys and supplies; assists in maintenance of agency equipment and supplies.
- Assists with patient caregiving to ensure patient cleanliness, comfort and safety; protects patients and employees by adherence to infection control policies.
- Assists in maintaining an environment that meets the physical, developmental, and psychosocial needs of the patients, including participation in child development activities.
Training - Provides hands on training to caregivers and student interns.
Documentation/Communication - Monitors patients' progress and consults with Director of Therapy Services regarding patient care, goals, interdepartmental and intradepartmental treatment facilitation.
- Provides oral and written communication of patient status, progress, and recommendations to other departments and within department to ensure continuity of patient care; provides communication to patient's physician as needed.
- Provides timely documentation consisting of patient evaluations, contact notes, progress notes, goals and discharge summaries, and records all care provided.
- Participates in patient care conferences, in-service education and professional education sessions.
Other Responsibilities - All other duties as assigned by the supervisor or Therapy Administrator.
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