Occupational Therapist - Telehealth

November 20

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Innovative Integrated Health

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201 - 500 employees

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Description

• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) and complete initial, semi-annual, unscheduled, and annual assessments; attend morning updates and report changes in participants’ baseline status to appropriate staff on a daily basis. • Involved in the development and implementation of Quality Improvement (QI) activities. • Perform intake screenings as assigned and make appropriate recommendations. • Conduct an initial comprehensive assessment in person, at the requisite intervals, and develop a plan of care for participants on-site, in hospitals, in nursing facilities, in assisted living facilities and in their homes; Evaluations include, but are not limited to: functional status; physical status; activities of daily living (ADL) status; cognitive functioning; visual-perceptual status; feeding skills; cooking skills; bed mobility; wheelchair needs; and home safety evaluations. • Provide treatment as indicated. • Demonstrate an ability to utilize appropriate safety measures when providing care. • Develop, instruct, and supervise other staff and/or family members on therapy program to be carried out by individuals other than occupational therapist. • When appropriate, delegate oversight of OT interventions and activities, as determined by IDT on plan of care, to restorative aide in a timely manner. • Assess durable medical equipment needs for participants. Receive team approval prior to purchase of equipment. Order and follow-up with durable medical equipment (DME) purchases. • Educate staff, participants, and family on services available through occupational therapy staff. • Train and supervise restorative aides on site, including all areas of performance consistent with departmental policies; report as required to supervisor regarding these issues. • Provide training in regards to body mechanics. • Communicate observed staffing needs/changes and further program development needs to supervisor. • Review and revise restorative exercises as indicated. • Consult with activities department as requested regarding activity adaptations. • Develop special programs according to participant needs. • Complete documentation/reports as required. • Adjust schedules as needed to meet the needs of Innovative Integrated Health participants. • Maintain confidentiality of participant information. • Performs skilled treatments at participant’s homes as necessary. • Travel may be necessary to support all Innovative Integrated Health (IIH) sites. • Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-service trainings, projects, and committees as assigned. • Adhere to and support the center’s practices, procedures, and policies including assigned break times and attendance. • Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner; and perform all other related duties as assigned. • Be flexible in schedule of hours worked, and in scheduling participants’ treatments to accommodate the participants’ availability. • May require use of personal vehicle to provide therapy services in participant’s residence. If using a personal vehicle, a valid California Driver’s License is required.

Requirements

• Minimum of one (1) year of documented experience working with a frail or elderly population. • Current Occupational Therapist license in the State of California. • CPR with First-Aid certification. • Is medically cleared for communicable diseases and has all immunizations up-to-date before engaging in direct participant contact.