Occupational Therapist
Core
Provides occupational therapy care to patients in hospital, outpatient, home health, mental health, skilled nursing, or community settings to help them regain independence.
Role type
Occupational Therapist
Builds
Therapeutic interventions and patient care plans
Domain
Healthcare / Rehabilitation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
patient assessment, therapeutic intervention design, goal setting, care coordination, interdisciplinary collaboration, program development
Preferred skills
performance improvement, new service promotion
Technologies
BLS certification, patient assessment tools
Responsibilities
Provide therapy to patients, generate therapy diagnoses, design and modify therapeutic interventions, educate patients and families, coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams, supervise aides
Seniority
Entry-level (0-2 years experience)