Occupational Therapist II
Core
Plans and conducts individualized occupational therapy programs to help patients develop, regain, or maintain their ability to perform daily activities, while teaching skills and using adaptive equipment.
Role type
Senior clinical occupational therapist (advanced practice)
Builds
Patient care plans and rehabilitation programs
Domain
Healthcare / Rehabilitation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical reasoning, care plan development, assessment and treatment techniques, patient and family education, data collection, intervention protocol adherence
Preferred skills
Board certification equivalency, advanced practice training, program development, clinical instruction
Technologies
Walker, crutches, cane, wheelchair, lift equipment, hospital beds, commodes, goniometer, traction units, ultrasound machine, electrical stimulation machines, iontophoresis, vasopneumatic pump, cuff weights, pulley weights, isokinetic exercise equipment
Responsibilities
Synthesize complex evaluation data to identify diagnosis and develop comprehensive care plans; Select and administer assessment and treatment techniques; Discharge patients when goals are met; Participate in program development in specialty area; Attend and participate in Grand Rounds
Seniority
Senior, advanced clinician