Temp - Occupational Therapist - Long Term Care (LTC) (Days) Saint Joseph, MO - First Connect
Saint Joseph, MO
About the Job
Description:
Day in the Life of an Occupational Therapist:
Maintains timely and accurate patient records and reports.
Supervise Assistant / Aide staff as guided by governing board.
Designs and fabricates splints as specified by doctors' prescriptions.
Designs and administers treatment programs to increase patients' (residents) levels of functioning.
Uses therapeutic exercises and activities to improve or maintain strength, range of motion, and fine-motor coordination.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
2 years of OT experience - Preferred
LTC or Rehab Experience - Required
MO State License - Required
Must be submitted at the posted rate*** if requested rate is higher candidate will be redirected
STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Missouri
Compact Allowed
ABOUT THE FACILITY
8 hrs of NBO
Advanced Care of St. Joseph is a busy 180 bed skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facility with beautiful rehabilitation space including a spacious gym, functional ADL spaces and proximity to our skilled wing as well as an outdoor patio for therapy use. We have a wonderful and supportive nursing team who works closely with therapy and doctors to obtain services for our patients, and a fun, high energy in-house therapy team. We see a wide variety of cognitive, dietary and neurological diagnoses and both short term rehab patients as well as long term care residents. We are part of a newly formed healthcare company whose goal is to become the premier inpatient rehab provider in the communities we serve. Locally, we hope to build our long term care programming as well as continue providing fun, effective therapy for our short term rehab patients so they can return to home
Day in the Life of an Occupational Therapist:
Maintains timely and accurate patient records and reports.
Supervise Assistant / Aide staff as guided by governing board.
Designs and fabricates splints as specified by doctors' prescriptions.
Designs and administers treatment programs to increase patients' (residents) levels of functioning.
Uses therapeutic exercises and activities to improve or maintain strength, range of motion, and fine-motor coordination.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
2 years of OT experience - Preferred
LTC or Rehab Experience - Required
MO State License - Required
Must be submitted at the posted rate*** if requested rate is higher candidate will be redirected
STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Missouri
Compact Allowed
ABOUT THE FACILITY
8 hrs of NBO
Advanced Care of St. Joseph is a busy 180 bed skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facility with beautiful rehabilitation space including a spacious gym, functional ADL spaces and proximity to our skilled wing as well as an outdoor patio for therapy use. We have a wonderful and supportive nursing team who works closely with therapy and doctors to obtain services for our patients, and a fun, high energy in-house therapy team. We see a wide variety of cognitive, dietary and neurological diagnoses and both short term rehab patients as well as long term care residents. We are part of a newly formed healthcare company whose goal is to become the premier inpatient rehab provider in the communities we serve. Locally, we hope to build our long term care programming as well as continue providing fun, effective therapy for our short term rehab patients so they can return to home
Source : First Connect
