Occupational Therapist PRN
- Job Title
- Occupational Therapist PRN
- Job ID
- 27750183
- Location
- Washington, DC,
- Other Location
- Description
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With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Occupational Therapist who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.
Occupational Therapist: PRN hours are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Pay Grade: $55 per hour- Performs a complete Occupational Therapy evaluation on patients referred by physiatrists and department protocol for occupational therapy.
- Reviews medical records, interviews patient/family/others and administers standardized and non-standardized tests to evaluate the functional level of patients.
- Analyzes and synthesizes evaluation data to identify problems for which occupational therapy intervention is appropriate.
- Identifies long and short term goals. Includes patient participation in treatment goals and selects techniques to achieve functional goals
- Maintains appropriate documentation on all patients’ problems, response to treatment, treatment plans and goals, and other necessary observations relative to the treatment process. Provides recommendations for equipment, adaptive and/or assistive device for patients.
- Prepares and presents case studies for Occupational Therapy departmental meetings. Prepares charge slips, appointment slips and daily log. Reports patient progress in divisional staff meetings.
- Coordinates home programs and the need for treatment by a home care agency.
- Participates in clinical aspects of the teaching program as required.
- Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.
- Promotes adherence to the Health Sciences Compliance Program, the Howard University Code of Ethics and the Health Sciences Standards of Conduct.
- Attends annual and periodic mandatory Compliance Program training including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy training.
- Participates in activities that promote adherence to federal healthcare program requirements.
- Actively participates in Health Sciences Compliance Program activities
- Adheres to the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures.
- Maintains confidentiality of patients, families, and staff.
- Ability to establish priorities and exercise independent and ethical judgement in the execution of therapeutic programs and plans of care.
- Ability to test and treat patients with a variety of modalities and exercise programs
- Ability to adapt standard occupational therapy techniques to the needs of special populations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective and harmonious work relationships with staff, physicians, Hospital and University officials and general public.
- Graduate from an accredited Occupational Therapy program
- Licensed to practice in the District of Columbia
- Certification from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
- Work-life balance
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)
- Required Skills
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This position requires the candidate to have a Occupational Therapy license for the District of Columbia. The therapist must have at least 1 year of experience with adult clients as a licensed Occupational Therapist.
