Occupational Therapist occupation at HealthSouth in Alexandria

HealthSouth is looking of Occupational Therapist on Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:36:46 GMT. The Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy treatment and patient care according to hospital, state, professional and federal regulations and guidelines. In addition, the position: - Requires effective communication skills for working with patients, families, caregivers, and departmental and interdepartmental relationships. - Requires competency in occupational therapy evaluation...

Occupational Therapist

Location: Alexandria, Louisiana

Description: HealthSouth is looking of Occupational Therapist right now, this occupation will be presented in Louisiana. Further informations about this occupation opportunity kindly see the descriptions. The Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy treatment and patient care according to hospital, state, professional and federal regulations and guidelines. In addition, the position:

Requires effective communication skills for working with patients, families, caregivers, and departmental and interdepartmental relationships.
• Requires competency in occupational therapy evaluation, assessment, care planning and treatment.
• Requires task delegation and supervision of occupational therapist assistants and technicians.
• Maintains open and on-going communication with hospital departments to ensure patient, staff, and hospital needs are met.

The Occupational Therapist creates an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by providing patient safety and patient-centered treatment Benefits To attract and retain the best professionals, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), college savings plan, employee assistance program, pre-paid legal plan and much more. For more information on available Benefits, please click here. Who will you ! treat? We are an acute rehabilitation hospital setting. Typica! lly our therapist can expect to spend an average of 2-4 weeks with our patients treating a wide clinical caseload such as: stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures, multiple trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions. 80% of our patients are discharged directly home. We use evidence-based practice guidelines to treat our patients. We utilize our clinical outcomes to asses and improve our treatment interventions and programs. We participate in a national outcomes database, which provides benchmarks and sophisticated outcome reports to help us continually analyze and improve our patient outcomes. You will use standard and advanced therapy technologies- Depending on hospital location, some equipment used such as Auto Ambulators, Bioness, Interactive Metronome, Hand Mentor, SmartStep, Anodyne, Wii and CAPs may be available. Helping you become a better therap! ist is critical to our success

• You will be paired with mentors; attend in-house as well as external educational programs. The treatment team is made up of full time therapists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and medical staff; a great way to learn beyond your own discipline.

License or Certification:

• Must be in possession of current state license or certification on or before the first day of employment.
• CPR certification preferred unless otherwise required by hospital policy.

Education, Training and Experience:

• Successful completion of a degree from an accredited therapy program or one that is determined to be substantially equivalent to a U.S. accredited program by an appropriate certifying agency preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Good visual acuity and ability to communicate
• Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimu! m of 30 pounds of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring a! nd repositioning of patients. Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements

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This occupation starts available on: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:36:46 GMT

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