Occupational Therapist
On-siteValley Springs, South Dakota, United States
Job Summary
Conduct comprehensive evaluations of functional abilities, motor skills, cognition, and sensory processing to develop individualized treatment plans. Deliver evidence-based interventions including therapeutic exercise, functional task training, and adaptive equipment recommendations across acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, and long-term care settings. Educate patients, families, and caregivers on home exercise programs and safety strategies to support discharge and long-term independence. Document assessments, sessions, and goals accurately within the electronic medical record while participating in interdisciplinary conferences and discharge planning. Engage in ongoing professional development and quality improvement initiatives to enhance care outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- Occupational Therapist
- Comprehensive evaluations
- Individualized treatment plans
- Evidence-based interventions
- Assessment of functional abilities
- Activities of daily living
- Motor skills
- Cognition
- Sensory processing
- Therapeutic exercise
- Functional task training
- Adaptive equipment recommendations
- Environmental modifications
- Education of patients, families, and caregivers
- Home exercise programs
- Safety strategies
- Adaptive techniques
- Documentation of assessments
- Treatment sessions
- Goals
- Progress
- Electronic medical record
- Compliance with regulatory standards
- Payer requirements
- Services in acute care
- Services in inpatient rehabilitation
- Services in outpatient clinics
- Services in transitional and long-term care facilities
- Participation in interdisciplinary care conferences
- Contribution to discharge planning
- Communication with referring providers
- Ongoing professional development
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Evidence-based practice activities
Desired Qualifications
- Mentoring students
- Staff education
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Orthopedics
- Geriatrics
- Pediatrics
- Hand therapy
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