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INOVA FAIRFAX INPATIENT REHAB IS LOOKING FOR A PRN OT TO JOIN OUR OUTSTANDING TEAM! Our program is located on the beautiful Inova Center for Personalized Health Campus across the street from the main hospital. Our 25-bed unit opened in May 2019. We maintain a strong culture of interdisciplinary collaboration, clinical mentoring, career advancement and evidence-based practice. Our team includes PT, OT, Speech Language Pathology, Therapeutic Recreation and Neuropsychology. As an Occupational Therapist - Inpatient, you will adhere to department policies regarding timeframe, form and content of written evaluations, progress notes and discharge summaries while communicating effectively with patients, families, medical staff, care team members, students, supervisors and outside contacts.
The Occupational Therapist 1 adheres to department policies regarding the timeframe, form, and content of written evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries. Communicates effectively with patients, family, medical staff, care team members, students, supervisors, and outside contacts while completing all administrative tasks and other responsibilities in support of the operating unit.
Job Responsibilities:
- Documents evaluation results clearly and completely according to department policy.
- Completes daily progress notes that reflect patients' responses to treatment, actual performance and an assessment as to status, relevant to the treatment plan, and eventual discharge needs and treatment summaries if needed.
- Completes discharge notes that include a summary of the course of treatment, progress toward goals, discharge needs, recommendations for follow-up and patient and/or family education.
- Communicates effectively with patients, families, medical staff, care team members, students, supervisors and outside contacts.
- Provides educational materials and methods appropriate to patients' level of understanding and motivation.
- Demonstrates essential skill competencies in the use of treatment modalities, equipment and protocols. Performs re-evaluations according to department guidelines - adjusting the treatment plan as needed.
- Showcases current knowledge of the application of therapeutic techniques and evaluation methods.
- Assumes complete responsibility over the course of Occupational Therapy patient management from the time of initial contact to discharge for functional progress, safety and treatment outcomes.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- New graduate Occupational Therapy eligible. One year of experience in acute care preferred.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy. Master's Degree Preferred
Certification:
- BLS certified through the American Heart Association.
Licensure:
- Virginia License required upon start
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.