Occupational Therapist - Jeter Therapy Group
Shreveport, LA
About the Job
We are seeking an Occupational Therapist who is motivated and energetic to join our team! You will evaluate and treat patients with a variety of disorders.
Responsibilities Include:
Responsibilities Include:
- Review patients’ medical history and assess their condition and needs.
- Evaluate patients' abilities.
- Confer with physicians, patients and their families, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other members of a patient's care team.
- Develop a treatment plan for patients with specific goals and tasks.
- Guide patients to perform tasks to meet their goals.
- Demonstrate exercises that can help patients better perform everyday tasks.
- Educate a patient’s family about how to help care for and accommodate them.
- Recommend and teach patients how to use adaptive equipment that will help them with daily living, such as wheelchairs and eating aids.
- Assess patients' progress against goals and prepare reports for healthcare providers and insurance agencies.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract.
Salary: $30.00 - $50.00 per hour.
Source : Jeter Therapy Group